Table 13-1. Copepod Nauplii Concentrations Used as Prey 
to Rear Six Species of Marine Fish Larvae and 
Corresponding Percent Survivals. 
Reference 
Species 
Stage to which 
larvae 
were reared 
Temperature 
(°C) 
Nauplii 
Concentra¬ 
tion 
(no./I) 
Percent 
Survival 
O'Connell and 
Northern anchovy 
12 days after 
17 
10 
0.0 
Raymond (1970) 
(Engraulis mordax) 
hatching 
100 
0.5 
1000 
12.0 
4000 
56.0 
8000 
25.0 
14000 
30.0 
Laurence (1974) 
Haddock 
metamorphosis 
7 
10 
0.0 
(Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 
100 
0.0 
500 
1.1 
1000 
7.9 
3000 
13.9 
Laurence (1977) 
Winter flounder 
metamorphosis 
8 
10 
0.0 
(Pseudopleuronectes americanus) 
100 
0.0 
500 
2.6 
1000 
3.8 
3000 
34.2 
Houde (in press) 
Bay anchovy 
metamorphosing 
26 
50 
11.6 
(Anchoa mitchilli) 
100 
4.7 
1000 
48.2 
5000 
63.9 
Houde (in press) 
Sea bream 
metamorphosis 
26 
10 
3.9 
(Archosargus rhomboidalis) 
25 
7.3 
50 
12.7 
100 
37.7 
500 
72.4 
Houde (in press) 
Lined sole 
nearly 
28 
50 
1.4 
(Achirus lineatus) 
metamorphosed 
100 
13.3 
1000 
54.3 
180 
