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Retention of Fluorescent Pigment Marks by Two Strains of Largemouth Bass
Author(s) -
Engelhardt William H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1977)106<64:rofpmb>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - bass (fish) , pigment , fishery , fluorescence , biology , zoology , chemistry , optics , physics , organic chemistry
A study was performed to delineate zones of fluorescent pigment mark retention in northern (Micropterus salmoides salmoides) and Florida (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) largemouth bass and evaluate the frequency of mark retention in these zones. The caudal peduncle and caudal fin base retained the mark best; the head was the least retentive. The areas of best mark retention should be scanned in order to reduce observation time with large numbers of fish and reduce handling mortality.