Hematocrits and physical characteristics of Antarctic notothenioid fishes
| . | Channichthyidae . | . | Bathydraconidae . | . | Nototheniidae . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | C. aceratus (-Hb) . | C. gunnari (-Hb) . | G. acuticeps (+Hb) . | P. charcoti (+Hb) . | T. hansoni (+Hb) . | N. coriiceps (+Hb) . | |||
| Hematocrit (%) | ND | ND | 16.1±6.0 | 26.1±2.7 | 24.4±6.4 | 37.5±1.1* | |||
| Body mass range (g) | 175-931 | 397-477 | 154-241 | 66-491 | 186-583 | 437-719 | |||
| Total length range (cm) | 33-51 | 39-42 | 30-34 | 25-42 | 25-36 | 33-37 | |||
| . | Channichthyidae . | . | Bathydraconidae . | . | Nototheniidae . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | C. aceratus (-Hb) . | C. gunnari (-Hb) . | G. acuticeps (+Hb) . | P. charcoti (+Hb) . | T. hansoni (+Hb) . | N. coriiceps (+Hb) . | |||
| Hematocrit (%) | ND | ND | 16.1±6.0 | 26.1±2.7 | 24.4±6.4 | 37.5±1.1* | |||
| Body mass range (g) | 175-931 | 397-477 | 154-241 | 66-491 | 186-583 | 437-719 | |||
| Total length range (cm) | 33-51 | 39-42 | 30-34 | 25-42 | 25-36 | 33-37 | |||
Hematocrit (Hct) values are means ± s.e.m.; N=2 for G. acuticeps; N=5 for P. charcoti; N=3 for T. hansoni; N=4 for N. coriiceps.
ND, not determined; species does not express hemoglobin.
denotes that N. coriiceps has a significantly greater Hct than G. acuticeps (P≤0.05).