Table 2
Average aerial, aquatic, and total oxygen consumption (mg O2 kg−1 h−1), breathing
frequencies (breath h−1), oxygen partitioning (%), and standardmetabolic rate (SMR) of fish
exposed to hypoxia and normoxia.
Group n MO2a MO2w Total MO2 % O2 from air fb SMR
Normoxia 6 11±4b 150±13b 161±11 7±3b 1±0.4b 118±11
Hypoxia 6 89±13a 62±18a 151±13 60±9a 11±1.6a 99±6
Data are mean±SEM. Different letters indicates significant differences between groups.