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The surface area of mudfish
Author(s) -
Hattingh J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1976.tb03902.x
Subject(s) - biology , body surface , body weight , body surface area , range (aeronautics) , surface (topology) , zoology , anatomy , geometry , materials science , mathematics , composite material , medicine , endocrinology
The surface area of two closely related mudfish species have been determined by coating the animals with masking tape. The results indicate that Labeo capensis specimens above 95 g body weight have a larger surface area than corresponding L. umbratus animals. The same is true for the fin surface area above 50 g body weight. Below these weights L. umbratus specimens have higher surface areas. The body surface area of L. capensis is always lower than that of L. umbratus in the range studied.