Study on auditory thresholds of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus

  • LIU Bin1 ,
  • 2 ,
  • LIU Xinfu1 ,
  • 2 ,
  • ZHANG Yuefeng 3 ,
  • LIU Huang4 ,
  • Huang Bin1 ,
  • 2 ,
  • GAO Yingying1 ,
  • 2 ,
  • 5
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  • (1 Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture,
    Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China;
    2 Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China;
    3 Qingdao Starfish Instruments Co., Ltd, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China;
    4 Fishery Machinery and Instrument Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai 200092, China;
    5 College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 200090, China)

Online published: 2019-05-13

Abstract

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ is predominantly a commercial species cultured in seawater. An stable auditory brainstem response (ABR) detection system in Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ was established and sine wave acoustic stimulus signals of 100, 200, 300, 500, 800, 1 000, 1 500, 2 000, 3 000, 5 000 and 10 000 Hz were applied to test the auditory thresholds of 20 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ with body length of 32-35cm. The results showed that the response to the brainstem potential detection system was auditory electrophysiological response, and the auditory frequency range of all Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ was 100-5 000 Hz, where the best hearing was observed at 100-2 000 Hz, and the most sensitive sound frequency was 300 Hz with threshold of 75.8 dB. ABR audiogram of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ was created based on the average auditory thresholds obtained. The study showed that the auditory thresholds and the audiogram of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ obtained have an important significance in studying effects of noise on animal welfare of Epinephelus in different aquaculture mode, and they are not only the direct data for evaluating the effect of noise on Epinephelus , but also can provide indirect reference for optimization of aquaculture environment.

Cite this article

LIU Bin1 , 2 , LIU Xinfu1 , 2 , ZHANG Yuefeng 3 , LIU Huang4 , Huang Bin1 , 2 , GAO Yingying1 , 2 , 5 . Study on auditory thresholds of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus[J]. Fishery Modernization, 2019 , 46(1) : 6 -12 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-9580.2019.01.002

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