Effects of Salinity on Fertilization, Hatching, and Larval Performance of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys

Table 3

Larval stocking density of longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys reared during this study.

Cross	Fish source	Fertilization salinity (ppt)	Incubation salinity (ppt)	Stocking density (larvae/L)
1	USFWS	5	0.4	18; 18
			5
2	USFWS	0.4	0.4	16; 16
			5
3	USFWS	0.4	0.4	10; 10
			5
4	USFWS	5	0.4	12; 12
			5
5	USFWS	0.4	0.4	27; 27
			5
6	USFWS	5	0.4	10; 10
			5
7	USFWS	0.4	0.4	21; 21
			5
8	USFWS	0.4	0.4	20; 20
			5
9	OGFL	0.4	0.4	22; 22
			5
10	OGFL	5	0.4	4; 4
			5
11	OGFL	5	0.4	20; 20
			5
12	OGFL	5	0.4	17; 17
			5

Abbreviations: OGFL, UC Davis Otolith Geochemistry and Fish Ecology Laboratory; USFWS, US Fish and Wildlife Service.