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Drag reduction of fish skin mucus: Relationship to mode of swimming and size
Author(s) -
Bernadsky G.,
Sar N.,
Rosenberg E.
Publication year - 1993
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.1095-8649.1993.tb00385.x
Subject(s) - mucus , biology , drag , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , zoology , ecology , mechanics , physics
Drag reduction by skin mucus was measured from Gulf of Eilat fish. Activity of burst swimmers was greater than manoeuvre swimming fish. Large fish from the same species had higher mucus drag reducing activity than smaller specimens.