A simple technique for remote identification of individual spawning fishes

T. Sato, Y. Kano

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Abstract

A robust method to identify individual spawning Japanese charr Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus using visible implant elastomer (VIE) and commercial binoculars was developed. Successful individual identification was c. 80% for 1693 observation trials, and successful pair recognition was c. 70% for 337 pairs of spawning fish.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1046-1052
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Fish Biology
Volume73
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Aquatic Science

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