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Effects of Crude Oil and Dispersed Crude Oil on the Critical Swimming Speed of Puffer Fish, Takifugu rubripes

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In order to examine the effects of crude oil and dispersed crude oil (DCO) on the swimming ability of puffer fish, Takifugu rubripes, the critical swimming speeds (U crit) of fish exposed to different concentrations of water-soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil and DCO solution were determined in a swimming flume. WSF and DCO significantly affected the U crit of puffer fish (p < 0.05). The U crit of puffer fish exposed to 136 mg L−1 WSF and 56.4 mg L−1 DCO decreased 48.7 % and 43.4 %, respectively. DCO was more toxic to puffer fish than WSF. These results suggested that crude oil and chemically dispersed oil could weaken the swimming ability of puffer fish.

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The authors would like to thank the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. This study was supported by funds from Key Laboratory of Marine Spill Oil Identification and Damage Assessment Technology (201202), Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean (201205023-2, 201305002) and Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201203018).

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    Xiaoming Yu, Chuancai Xu, Haiying Liu, Binbin Xing, Lei Chen & Guosheng Zhang

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Yu, X., Xu, C., Liu, H. et al. Effects of Crude Oil and Dispersed Crude Oil on the Critical Swimming Speed of Puffer Fish, Takifugu rubripes . Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 94, 549–553 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1507-7

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