Table 1. Compilation of published studies on thermal limits of marine and freshwater larvae.
Order & Family | Species | Common Name | Larval Habitat | Larval Age / Size | Method | Rearing T (°C) | Thermal limit | Study | |||||
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Factor (LT or CT) | Ind. / Groups | Time (h) | Change Rate (°C h-1) | End-point | Lower | Upper | |||||||
Ord. Acipenseriformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Acipenseridae | |||||||||||||
Scaphirhynchus albus | Pallid sturgeon | FW | 6–10 mm TL | LT (S) | G | 0.1 | - | D + LOE | 22 | - | 32.0 | [15] | |
Ord. Atheriniformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Atherinidae | |||||||||||||
Leurestes sardina | Gulf grunion | SW | 0–30 dph | LT (S) | G | 0.5–72.0 | - | D | 20–30 | 7.0–8.0 | 31.0–36.0 | [16] | |
Leurestes tenuis | Californian grunion | SW | 0–30 dph | LT (S) | G | 0.5–72.0 | - | D | 20–30 | 3.0–8.0 | 32.0–40.0 | [16] | |
Ord. Beloniformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Adrianichthyidae | |||||||||||||
Oryzias melastigma | Marine medaka | SW | 5 mm | CT (D) | I | 168.0 | 18 | LOE | 12–32 | 6.3–12.3 | 39.9–42.8 | [17] | |
Ord. Clupeiformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Clupeidae | |||||||||||||
Alosa pseudoharengus | Alewife | FW | 1 dph | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | abrupt | D | 14–15 | - | 31.0 | [18] | |
Brevoortia tyrannus | Atlantic menhaden | SW | - | LT (S) | G | > 12.0 | - | D | 7–15 | 1.5–4.0 | - | [19] | |
Clupea harengus | Atlantic herring | SW | YS | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | - | D | 7, 13 | 20.5–23.5 | [20] | ||
SW | - | LT (S) | G | 0.1–1.0 | - | D | 8 | - | 25.0–31.0 | [21] | |||
SW | 6–8 mm | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | - | D | 7–15 | -2.0–-0.35 | 22.0–23.5 | [22] | |||
Fam. Engraulidae | |||||||||||||
Engraulis australis | Australian anchovy | SW | E to YS | LT (S) | G | 0.5–24.0 | 15 | D | 25–27 | - | 35.1 | [23] | |
Ord. Cypriniformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Catostomidae | |||||||||||||
Catostomus commersonii | White sucker | FW | YS | LT (S) | G | 24.0–168.0 | - | D | 9–21 | 3.0–6.1 | 28.0–32.0 | [24] | |
Chasmistes brevirostris | Shortnose sucker | FW | 35 dph | LT (S) | G | 96.0 | - | D | 20 | - | 31.7–32.0 | [25] | |
Chasmistes liorus | June sucker | FW | 7 dph | LT + ILT (S) | G | 0.1–720.0 | abrupt | D | 16 | - | 21.0–33.0 | [26] | |
Deltistes luxatus | Lost River sucker | FW | 35 dph | LT (S) | G | 96.0 | - | D | 20 | - | 31.5–32.0 | [25] | |
Fam. Cyprinidae | |||||||||||||
Agosia chrysogaster | Longfin dace | FW | 22 dph | CT (D) | I | - | 42 | LOE | 18–30 | - | 33.5–39.7 | [27] | |
Labeo rohita | Rohu carp | FW | CT (D) | I | - | 18 | LOE | 26–36 | 12.0–14.4 | 42.3–45.6 | [28] | ||
Pimephales promelas | Fathead minnow | FW | 3 dph | CT (D) | G | - | 18 | LOE | 22–23 | 3.4–9.9 | 31.4–35.9 | [29] | |
Ord. Cyprinodontiformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Cyprinodontidae | |||||||||||||
Cyprinodon nevadensis | Amargosa pupfish | FW | 60 dph | CT (D) | G | - | 18 | LOE | 20–36 | - | 38.0–44.0 | [30] | |
Fam. Fundulidae | |||||||||||||
Fundulus grandis | Gulf killifish | SW | <9 mm SL | CT (D) | I | - | 18 | LOE | 29 | - | 42.6–43.6 | [31] | |
Fundulus heteroclitus | Mummichog | SW | <9 mm SL | CT (D) | I | - | 18 | LOE | 29 | - | 42.8–44.5 | [31] | |
Ord. Esociformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Esocidae | |||||||||||||
Esox lucius | Northern pike | FW | YS | LT (S) | G | 24.0–168.0 | abrupt change | D | 6–18 | - | 20.4–28.9 | [32] | |
FW | YS | LT (S) | - | 240.0 | 3 | D | 3–24 | 4.2 | > 25.0 | [33] | |||
Esox masquinongy | Muskellunge | FW | 1–53 dph | CT (D) | G | 1272.0 | 60 | S | 17–23 | - | 29.0–35.0 | [34] | |
Ord. Gadiformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Gadidae | |||||||||||||
Gadus morhua | Atlantic cod | SW | E to YS | LT (S) | G | 24.0–600.0 | - | D | 6 | - | >12 | [35] | |
Ord. Mugiliformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Mugilidae | |||||||||||||
Mugil cephalus | Hawaiian striped mullet | SW | YS | LT (S) | G | 168.0 | 2 | 3–33 | 14.2a | 30.1 | [36] | ||
Ord. Osmeriformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Osmeridae | |||||||||||||
Hypomesus transpacificus | Delta smelt | FW | 30–64 dph | CT (D) | I | - | 18 | LOE | 16 | - | 29.0–30.0 | [37] | |
Mallotus villosus | Capelin | SW | 2–4 dph | LT (S) | G | 24.0 (+ 0.3) | - | D | 5 | -2.0–-3.0 | > 20.0 | [38] | |
Osmerus mordax | Rainbow smelt | FW | - | LT (S) | G | 0.1–1.0 | - | D | 13 | - | 29.0–32.0 | [21] | |
Ord. Perciformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Carangidae | |||||||||||||
Atule mate | Yellowtail scad | SW | 0–6 dph | LT + ILT (S) | G | 0.5–72.0 | - | D | 24 | - | 26.0–37.0 | [39] | |
Fam. Centrarchidae | |||||||||||||
Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth bass | FW | 0–12 dph | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | - | D | 20–30 | - | 31.2–33.7 | [40] | |
FW | YS, FL | LT (S) | G | 1.0–96.0 | 0–5 | D | 18–38 | - | 32.8–34.1 | [41] | |||
Fam. Cichlidae | |||||||||||||
Oreochromis mossambicus | Mozambique tilapia | FW | E to YS | LT (S) | G | 240.0 | - | D | 11–40 | 20.0 | > 34.0 | [42] | |
Oreochromis niloticus | Nile tilapia | FW | YS | LT (S) | G | YS to swim-up larvae | - | D | 11–40 | 21.8 | 32.1 | [43] | |
FW | 13–32 mm TL | CT (D) | - | 24.0–60.0 | 0.04 | D | 25–37 | - | 38.0–39.0 | [44] | |||
Fam. Moronidae | |||||||||||||
Morone chrysops | White bass | FW | 1 dph | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | - | D | 14–26 | - | 30.8–32.0 | [45] | |
Morone saxatilis | Striped bass | FW | 3–14 mm TL | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | abrupt | D | 15–23 | - | 31.7–36.7 | [46] | |
Fam. Percidae | |||||||||||||
Etheostoma fonticola | Fountain darter | FW | 24–72 hph | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | - | D | 23 | 3.8 | - | [47] | |
Perca flavescens | Yellow perch | FW | E to YS | LT (S) | - | YS to swim-up larvae | - | D | 12 | 9.3–9.8 | 18.8–22.5 | [48] | |
FW | YS | LT (S) | - | 24.0 | - | D | 18 | 3.0 | 28.0 | [49] | |||
Sander lucioperca | Pikeperch | FW | 4–6 mm | LT (S) | D | 6.0–6.5 | 30.0–32.0 | [50] in [49] | |||||
Fam. Sciaenidae | |||||||||||||
Bairdiella icistia | Bairdiella | SW | 2 mm | LT (S) | G | 1.0–72.0 | abrupt | D | 21–30 | - | 29.0–36.0 | [51] | |
Fam. Scombridae | |||||||||||||
Thunnus albacares | Yellowfin tunna | SW | YS | LT + ILT (S) | G | E to YS | 0.04 | M + D | 19–36 | 19.5 | 35.2 | [52] | |
Fam. Sparidae | |||||||||||||
Pagrus major | Red sea bream | SW | 0–42 dph | LT (S) | - | 24.0 | - | D | 20 | 9.5–12.0 | 26.5–30.5 | [53] | |
Sparus aurata | Gilt-head bream | SW | 12 dph | CT (D) | G | - | 1 | SWI | 18 | - | 22.0–30.0 | [54] | |
Ord. Petromyzontiformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Petromyzontidae | |||||||||||||
Ichthyomyzon fossor | Northern brook lamprey | FW | AMM | LT (S) | - | 336.0 | - | D | 15 | - | 30.5 | [55] | |
Lampetra lamottenii | Brook lamprey | FW | AMM | LT (S) | - | 336.0 | - | D | 15 | - | 28.5 | [55] | |
Lampetra planeri | European brook lamprey | FW | AMM | LT (S) | - | 336.0 | - | D | 5–25 | - | 27.0–29.0 | [55] | |
Petromyzon marinus | Sea lamprey | FW | AMM | LT (S) | - | 336.0 | - | D | 5–25 | - | 29.5–31.0 | [55] | |
Ord. Pleuronectiformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Pleuronectidae | |||||||||||||
Pleuronectes putnami | Smooth flounder | SW | - | LT (S) | G | 0.1–1.0 | - | D | 4 | - | 27.0–32.0 | [21] | |
Pseudopleuronectes americanus | Winter flounder | SW | 5 dph | LT (S) | G | 0.1–1.0 (+ 24.0) | - | D | 5 | - | 29.0–33.0 | [56] | |
Fam. Scophthalmidae | |||||||||||||
Scophthalmus maximus | Turbot | SW | 0–25 dph | LT (S) | G | 2.0 (+ 60.0–84.0) | - | D | 17 | - | 22.0–29.0 | [57] | |
Fam. Soleidae | |||||||||||||
Solea solea | Dover sole | SW | 1–12 mg WW | LT (S) | G | 96.0 | - | D | 8–15 | 5.0–8.7 | 23.0–28.1 | [58] | |
Ord. Salmoniformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Salmonidae | |||||||||||||
Coregonus artedi | Cisco | FW | - | LT (S) | G | 24.0 | - | D | 3 | - | 19.8 | [59] | |
Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis | Cutthroat trout | FW | 7–14 dph | LT + ILT (S) | G | 720.0–1440.0 | 0.04 | D | 10–26 | - | 22.6–25.7 | [60] | |
Oncorhynchus gilae apache | Apache trout | FW | E to YS | LT (S) | G | 336.0 | 0.25 | D | 15–27 | - | 17.1–17.9 | [61] | |
Oncorhynchus kisutch | Coho salmon | FW | E to YS | LT (S) | G | > 1400.0 | - | D | 1–17 | - | 12.5 | [62] | |
Prosopium williamsoni |
Mountain whitefish |
FW | 30–300 mg WW | LT + ILT (S) | I | 0.1–792.0 | 0.04 | D | 10 | - | 22.6–23.6 | [63] | |
FW | 870–3700 mg WW | CT (D) | I | - | 30 | LOE | 13 | - | 26.7 | [63] | |||
Salmo salar | Atlantic salmon | FW | - | LT (S) | G | 120.0–168.0 | 1 | D | 5–6 | - | 22.0–28.0 | [64] | |
Salmo trutta fario | Brown trout | FW | - | LT (S) | G | 120.0–168.0 | 1 | D | 5–6 | - | 23.0–28.0 | [64] | |
Salmo trutta trutta | Sea trout | FW | - | LT (S) | G | 120.0–168.0 | 1 | D | 5–6 | - | 22.0–28.0 | [64] | |
Salvelinus alpinus | Arctic charr | FW | 13–15 mm | LT + ILT (S) | G | 72.0 (+ 0.2–168.0) | 2 | D | 0–20 | - | 19.3–26.2 | [65] | |
Ord. Scorpaeniformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Sebastidae | |||||||||||||
Sebastes thompsoni | Rockfish | SW | - | LT (S) | - | 24.0 | - | D | 10–25 | 25.6–28.8 | [66] | ||
Ord. Siluriformes | |||||||||||||
Fam. Clariidae | |||||||||||||
Clarias gariepinus | African sharp-tooth catfish | FW | E to YS | LT (S) | G | >193.0 | - | D | 17–36 | 18.9 | 33.2 | [67] |
Abbreviations: FW, freshwater; SW, seawater; LT, lethal temperature; ILT, incipient lethal temperature; CT, critical temperature; S, static method; D, dynamic method; dph, days post-hatch; E, eggs; YS, yolk sac larvae; FL, feeding larvae; AMM, ammocoetes; TL, total length; SL, standard length; WW, wet weight; I, individuals; G, groups; D, death; LOE, loss of equilibrium; S, onset of spasms; M, malformations; SWI, swimming ceases.