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).