in our study were able to adapt to saltwater. Euthanasia bath salinity
had an effect on the plasma ion concentration for both Mg2+ and
Na+; however,Mg2+ and Na+ behave differently over time with regard
to salinity after death by anesthetic overdose. This means that assessment
of the osmoregulatory ability of fish following a saltwater challenge
should use a euthanasia bath of the same salinity as the water
used in the challenge to prevent post-morbidity ionic changes