p. 173 - 180 INFLUENCE DE CERTAINS FACTEURS ABIOTIQUES SUR LA RYTHME DE NUTRITION DES MUGES ELEVES EN ETANGS Valerian Udrea Institute Roumain de Recherches Marines Constanta Abstract In the fresh water ponds, the Mullets have presented different feeding rates determined by following factors: transparence, temperature and oxygen. Low feeding rates were recorded where the water have presented a transparence under 0.1 m, a temperature under 17 degree C and an oxygen under 4 mg O2/l. The highest feeding rates were obtined where the transparence was between 0.5-0.8 m, the temperatures between 20-28 degree C and an oxygen between 4-85 mg O2/l with a saturation of 70-120%.