Similarly, gradual acclimation experiments with NiletilapiaOreochromis niloticusand blackchin tilapiaSarother-odon melanotheron(Lemarie et al., 2004) and larval salinitytolerance experiments with striped mulletMugil cephalus,thick-lipped grey mulletChelon labrosus(Hotos and Vlahos,1998) and cobiaRachycentron canadum(Faulk and Holt,2006) have provided valuable information regarding the osmoregulatory ability of a species for use under conventionalaquaculture conditions.