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Efficacy Of 2-Phenoxyethanol As An Anaesthetic For The Musky Octopus, Eledone Moschata (Lamarck 1799), (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), Hali̇l Şen, Tansel T. Tanrikul
Efficacy Of 2-Phenoxyethanol As An Anaesthetic For The Musky Octopus, Eledone Moschata (Lamarck 1799), (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), Hali̇l Şen, Tansel T. Tanrikul
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The efficacy of 2-phenoxyethanol (2-PhOH) as an anaesthetic for the musky octopus, Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1799), was examined. Different doses (1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.8 mL L^{-1}) of 2-PhOH were prepared in 20 L transparent plastic containers containing 10 L of continually aerated seawater (pH 8.2, O2 8 mg L^{-1}, salinity 37.2 per thousand at 15.3 °C). Six individuals were used in each experiment. After quantifying the anaesthetic time for each animal, which was defined as the loss of sucking intensity (Stage A3), the specimens were transferred to a plastic recovery tank (430 L of aerated seawater), defined as …