Physical composition of the semen of Barbus aeneus, the smallmouth yellowfish (Cyprinidae).
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.
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