The endocrinology of stress in fish: an environmental perspective.

Measurement of fish steroids in water—a review

Whole-body cortisol increases after direct and visual contact with a predator in zebrafish, Danio rerio

Stress in teleosts is an increasingly studied topic because of its interaction with growth, reproduction, immune system and ultimately fitness of the animal. Whether it is for evaluating welfare in aquaculture, adaptive capacities in fish ecology, or to investigate effects of human-induced rapid environmental change, new experimental methods to describe stress physiology in captive or wild fish have flourished. Cortisol has proven to be a reliable indicator of stress and is considered the major stress hormone. Initially principally measured in blood, cortisol measurement methods are now evolving towards lower invasiveness and to allow repeated measurements over time. We present an overview of recent achievements in the field of cortisol measurement in fishes, discussing new alternatives to blood, whole body and eggs as matrices for cortisol measurement, notably mucus, faeces, water, scales and fins. In parallel, new analytical tools are being developed to increase specificity, sensitivity and automation of the measure. The review provides the founding principles of these techniques and introduces their potential as continuous monitoring tools. Finally, we consider promising avenues of research that could be prioritised in the field of stress physiology of fishes.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.13904

Measuring cortisol, the major stress hormone in fishes.

https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/student%20projects/references/arnold_taborsky_2010.pdf

Social experience in early ontogeny has lasting effects on social skills in cooperatively breeding cichlids

Social interactions tune aggression and stress responsiveness in a territorial cichlid fish (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus).

A 50-year-old man with a history of diverticulosis, hypertension, and anxiety presented to the emergency department with acute epigastric abdominal pain over the preceding 6 hours. Pain was described as stabbing in the epigastrium that radiated posteriorly to the mid-back. He had associated decreased appetite and nausea but no vomiting. He had a history of alcohol use disorder and was consuming about 12 beers daily over the past 3 years before presentation. 

Obaidullah Aseem

Papers

Social interactions tune aggression and stress responsiveness in a territorial cichlid fish (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus).

50-Year-Old Man With Epigastric Abdominal Pain.