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A stomach sampler for use on live fish
Author(s) -
Giles N.
Publication year - 1980
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.1095-8649.1980.tb03722.x
Subject(s) - biology , perch , fish <actinopterygii> , dorsal fin , fishery , stomach , dorsum , zoology , anatomy , biochemistry
A stomach sampler for live fish is described and its construction outlined; 50 adult perch were sampled, subsequently killed and dissected to assess the efficiency of the device. Survival of previously sampled fish was followed using individually recognisable dorsal fin tags.