Table 3 Blood analysis of the initial, fed, and starved groups of rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus*
Group | Hematocrit(%) | Hemoglobin(g/dL) | RBC(Mil/uL) | MCH(pg) | MCHC(g/dL) | MCV(fL) |
Initial | 37.1 ± 6.04b | 7.2 ± 1.00b | 2.6 ± 0.30b | 27.8 ± 1.63a | 19.6 ± 2.00b | 143.0 ± 15.67a |
Fed | 52.8 ± 3.98c | 8.7 ± 1.22c | 3.0 ± 0.30c | 29.1 ± 3.77a | 16.4 ± 1.61a | 177.2 ± 15.12c |
Starved | 33.8 ± 6.04a | 6.1 ± 0.74a | 2.1 ± 0.27a | 29.5 ± 2.50a | 18.5 ± 2.55a | 161.1 ± 15.66b |
* Data are means ± SD (n = 10 for each group). In each column, means with different lower-case superscript letters are significantly different (Duncan’s multiple range test, P < 0.05).