Characterization of blood cells and hematological parameters in Trans-Andean shovelnose catfish Sorubim cuspicaudus

In order to assemble a hematological characterization 25 females (F; 758,4±362,5 g of weight and 60,5±0,7 cm of total length) and 12 males (M; 577,1±187,1 g y 49,8±4,9 cm) of Trans-Andean shovelnose catfish adult Sorubim cuspicaudus , captured in the Sinú river basin were examined. The total erithrocytes were of 8,3±2,0x106 F and 9,7±3,2x106 cel/mm3 M, thrombocytes 7,4±4,3x105cel/mm3 F 3,5±2,4x105cel/mm3 M and leucocytes in F were estimated in 53±39x103cel/mm3 and 43±16x103cel/mm3 in M. The differential count of leukocytes for F were 70,6±12,3% lymphocytes, 14,6±6,8% neutrophils, 11,8±8,0% monocytes, 3,28±3,7% basophils and 0,32±0,63% eosinophils, for M were 55,8±11,5% lymphocytes, 17,8±9,3% neutrophils, 20,0±7,4% monocytes, 5,4±3,1% basophils y 1,0±1,1% eosinophils. The hemoglobin was 9,4±2,3 g/dl and 10,5±2,3 g/dl, hematocrit 22,7±5,7% and 25,5±5,6% for F and M respectively. The erythrocyte index: Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were 11,5±2,2 fL and 12,2±5,7 fL; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were 41,7±3,9 g/dl and 42,1±6,5 g/dl and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) 27,6±5,1 pg and 29,2±13,7 pg, for F and M, respectively. In the differential count of leukocytes statistical differences were found between F and M (P