Temperature fluctuates diurnally and seasonally in natural aquatic systems.However,most previous studies on the effects of temperature on the growth of Chinese shrimp(Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck) usually were conducted at constant temperature with a assumption that growth at a constant temperature is close to that at fluctuating temperature with a mean similar to the constant one.Current literature on the effect of fluctuating temperature on the growth of Chinese shrimp is fragmental..The growth rate,fo...