Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of this study was to determine the changes of cortisol and T3 (triiodothyronine) levels in Acanthopagrus latus, a marine euryhaline teleost, in response to a wide range of salinities. The first experiment was carried out following exposure of juvenile yellowfin seabream to 5, 20, 42 and 60‰ environments. In the second experiment, the fish were assigned to a gradual adaptation to freshwater. Yellowfin seabream was capable of tolerating direct ex...