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Identifying individual common carp Cyprinus carpio using scale pattern
Author(s) -
Huntingford F. A.,
Borçato F. L.,
Mesquita F. O.
Publication year - 2013
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/jfb.12246
Subject(s) - cyprinus , common carp , biology , carp , scale (ratio) , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , cartography , geography
Volunteers were able to match photographs of the same common carp Cyprinus carpio taken on two occasions. Images were identified correctly on 95·76% of occasions. Thus, scale patterns can be used for non‐invasive identification of C. carpio over a period of time.
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