Table 1.
Relative volume of sperm kg -1 body mass (M B ), concentration and viability of spermatozoa (spz) and motility and velocity 15 s post activation (mean ± SD) in sperm of A. ruthenus , A. gueldenstaedtii, A. baerii and of the spontaneous hexaploid A. baerii
| Males | No. of Fish | Relative volume of sperm (ml kg -1 M B ) | Concentration (10 9 ml -1 ) | Viability (% live spz) | Motility (% motile spz) | Velocity (μm s -1 ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. ruthenus |
6 |
13.57 ± 4.69 |
1.75 ± 0.46 |
98.76 ± 0.36 |
87.90 ± 12.10 |
159.00 ± 19.25 |
|
A. gueldenstaedtii |
6 |
8.6 ± 4.6 |
1.54 ± 0.80 |
92.56 ± 3.2 |
90.60 ± 9.20 |
165.20 ± 15.72 |
|
A. baerii |
6 |
22.14 ± 7.07 |
1.52 ± 1.88 |
95.93 ± 2.58 |
95.24 ± 9.85 |
169.66 ± 8.69 |
| A. baerii spontaneous hexaploid | 1 | 24.29 | 2.35 | 93.47 | 100.00 | 152.04 |