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A note on the existence of a well‐developed swimbladder in the bottom‐living goby Pomatoschistus minutus
Author(s) -
Hesthagen I. H.,
Koefoed Jens H.
Publication year - 1979
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.1095-8649.1979.tb03513.x
Subject(s) - pomatoschistus , goby , biology , zoology , fishery , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>
The swimbladder in the sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus , collected in shallow waters of the Oslofjord, Norway, was studied. As the literature on swimbladders in gobies appeared to be confusing, a short review of relevant literature has been made. On average, the volume of the swimbladder in the sand goby expressed as percentage of the body weight was found to be 4·7 % in May and 2·5 % in June. The significance of this volume variation is discussed.