Table 2 The effect of feeding frequency on the growth of river puffer

10-g size

1 meal per day

8.9 ± 0.06

19.3 ± 2.2

1.29 ± 0.18^b

114 ± 16.3^b

89.7 ± 1.54^b

97.8 ± 1.92^a

2 meals per day

8.8 ± 0.03

23.0 ± 1.4

1.60 ± 0.08^ab

159 ± 9.55^ab

93.6 ± 2.13^a

100 ± 0.00^a

3 meals per day

8.8 ± 0.05

21.6 ± 2.5

1.50 ± 0.15^ab

156 ± 17.3^ab

92.8 ± 1.27^ab

98.9 ± 1.92^a

5 meals per day

8.8 ± 0.07

24.2 ± 2.8

1.65 ± 0.19^a

174 ± 35.8^a

94.4 ± 2.43^a

100 ± 0.00^a

40-g size

1 meal per day

38.4 ± 0.3

61.6 ± 5.02

0.82 ± 0.13^b

60.4 ± 11.9^b

75.5 ± 3.22^a

96.7 ± 2.89^a

2 meals per day

38.7 ± 0.2

70.7 ± 5.16

1.04 ± 0.12^a

82.8 ± 14.2^a

80.6 ± 2.75^a

100 ± 0.00^a

3 meals per day

38.5 ± 0.2

72.7 ± 2.01

1.10 ± 0.04^a

88.9 ± 5.06^a

81.3 ± 1.86^a

100 ± 0.00^a

5 meals per day

38.7 ± 0.2

71.3 ± 1.94

1.06 ± 0.04^a

84.3 ± 4.98^a

81.0 ± 3.44^a

98.3 ± 2.89^a