Effect of salinity on the larviculture of yellowleg shrimp Farfantepenaeus californiensis (Holmes, 1900) at low temperatures

Abstract

Growth and survival of larval yellowleg shrimp, Farfantepenaeus californiensis, were evaluated at salinities of 30, 33, 36 and 38 ppt and temperature of 25.0 ± 0.5ºC, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. No significant differences in growth were observed among treatments. Survival was similar at salinities of 30, 33 and 36 ppt. A lower survival was observed at 38 ppt. No significant differences were observed in the time to reach larval substages at different salinities.

Keywords

• shrimp
• larviculture
• Farfantepenaeus californiensis
• salinity