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Growth dynamics of caudal and pectoral fin muscle fibres in a carangid, Caranx malabaricus (Cuv. & Val.), and their possible relation with somatic growth
Author(s) -
Kundu R.,
Lakshmi R.,
Mansuri A. P.
Publication year - 1990
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.1095-8649.1990.tb03588.x
Subject(s) - biology , fish fin , somatic cell , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , muscle fibre , zoology , fishery , skeletal muscle , genetics , gene
The growth dynamics of red, pink and white fibres of the caudal and pectoral fin muscles are described in Carans malabaricus (Cuv. & Val.) in relation to their somatic growth. In all three fibre types growth occurred by an increase in fibre number and diameter in small size classes of fish and by an increase in diameter only in larger fish. The growth dynamics of the three fibre types were similar to those of the myotomal muscle fibres and paralleled the somatic growth pattern of this fish.