title: Physical composition of the semen of Barbus aeneus, the smallmouth yellowfish (Cyprinidae).
abstract: 1. The physical composition of the semen of Barbus aeneus (smallmouth yellowfish) was determined. 2. The mean values and standard deviations for some of the physical properties were as follows: sperm count = 8.41 x 10(6)/mm3 +/- 2.55; percentage live cells = 92.5% +/- 9.92; spermatocrit = 61.9% +/- 5.74 and the total motility = 65 +/- 8.95. The colour of the sperm samples were white while the viscosity varied between 2 and 3 on the scale 1-3.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013997:Time Factors