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Scaleprinting: individual identification based on scale patterns
Author(s) -
MorgadoSantos M.,
Matos I.,
Vicente L.,
CollaresPereira M. J.
Publication year - 2010
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.1095-8649.2010.02591.x
Subject(s) - biology , identification (biology) , scale (ratio) , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , zoology , evolutionary biology , fishery , cartography , geography
A non‐intrusive method for individual identification of Iberian cyprinid complex Squalius alburnoides is presented, with possible application to other fish complexes and species. The proposed methodology is based on scale patterns that vary greatly between individuals.