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Photo‐identification as a tool to study small‐spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
Author(s) -
Navarro J.,
Perezgrueso A.,
Barría C.,
Coll M.
Publication year - 2018
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.13609
Subject(s) - scyliorhinus canicula , biology , spotting , identification (biology) , population , zoology , ecology , fishery , artificial intelligence , fish <actinopterygii> , demography , sociology , computer science
Photo‐identification (photo‐ID) was tested as a means to identify individual small‐spotted catsharks Scyliorhinus canicula . The spotting pattern of the caudal region of S. canicula was used for the tests and revealed that photo‐ID is an efficient method to identify individuals. Photo‐ID is logistically simple, making it a potential alternative to traditional tagging to provide information on the distribution patterns and population dynamics of S. canicula and related species.