A comparative evaluation of hematological and biochemical parameters between the Italian mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus 1758) and the Turkish mullet Chelon auratus (Risso 1810)

Authors : Francesco FAZIO, Concetta SAOCA, Ümit ACAR, Rifat TEZEL, Murat ÇELİK, Sevdan YILMAZ, Osman Sabri KESBİÇ, Ferhat YALGIN, Murat YİĞİT

Pages : 22-30

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to carry out a comparative evaluation of the hematological profile insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and Wintrobe index parameters such as mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration);, in addition to certain biochemical parameters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, serum total protein, albumin, glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides);, in the Italian mullet Mugil cephalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linnaeus 1758); and the Turkish mullet Chelon auratus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Risso 1810);. Accordingly, two groups of fish were used in this study: 30 flathead grey mullets, M. cephalus, caught in Lake Faro, Italy, and 30 golden grey mullets, C. auratus, caught in the estuarine channel system of Köyceğiz?Dalyan, Turkey. Statistical evaluations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(unpaired t-test); revealed that there were no significant differences in weight or total length values between the two mullet groups. However, the differences between all the evaluated blood parameters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(except alanine aminotransferase); between the Italian and the Turkish mullet were significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.0001);. The present study demonstrated that there were significant hematological and biochemical differences between the Italian insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(M. cephalus); and the Turkish insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C. auratus); mullet. Our findings also contribute to expanding the knowledge on the hematology and biochemistry of two different species of mullet originating from two different habitats. Since the evaluation of blood parameters represents an essential tool in examining the effects of environmental conditions on fish physiology and, consequently, on fish health status, further research in this field is encouraged and would be very useful.
Keywords : Biochemical parameters, Chelon auratus, hematological profile, Italy, Mugil cephalus, Turkey