Benzocaine as an anesthetic for striped bass
Progressive Fish-Culturist
By: P.A. Gilderhus, C. A. Lemm, and I.L.C. Woods III
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Abstract
Benzocaine was tested as an anesthetic on juvenile and mature adult striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Concentrations of 55 mg/L at 22°C to 80 mg/L at 11°C effectively anesthetized fish in about 3 min. Recovery was more rapid as temperature increased. Fish survived concentrations of twice the effective concentration and exposure times up to 60 min at the effective concentration. Striped bass required higher concentrations for anesthetization than had been previously demonstrated for salmonid fishes, but safety margins for both concentration and exposure time were wider than for the salmonids.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Benzocaine as an anesthetic for striped bass |
| Series title | Progressive Fish-Culturist |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8640(1991)053%3C0105:BAAAFS%3E2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 105 |
| Last page | 107 |