Impact Of Crude Oil From "Azeri" Depozit On Behavioral Responses Of Common Carp (Сyprinus carpio L.)

The influence of crude oil from “Azeri” depozit in the different concentrations - 100 mq/L and 500 mq/Lon the common carp (Сyprinus сarpio L.) behavior for a various periods 3, 6, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h after the impact of oil pollution has been studied. In both consentrations of crude oil the changes in locomotor activity, in the number of movements of the caudal fin, in the respiration rate of fish were observed. The impact of crude oil caused restlessness, coughing and yawning, surface swimming, air gulping and loss of equilibrium.