Swimming ability of pre-feeding striped bass larvae
Peterson, R.H.; Harmon, P. (2001). Swimming ability of pre-feeding striped bass larvae. Aquacult. Int. 9(5): 361-366
In: Aquaculture International. Springer: London. ISSN 0967-6120; e-ISSN 1573-143X, more
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Body measurements > Body length
Body size
Developmental stages > Larvae
Locomotion > Swimming
Striped bass
Velocity
Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Peterson, R.H., correspondent
- Harmon, P.
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| Abstract |
Swimming ability and changes in shape of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) larvae were measured daily for the first 5 d post-hatch. The critical swimming speed increased from 0.54 cm/s (1.3 body lengths per second (bl/s)) on day 1 to 2.64 cm/s (4.3 bl/s) on day 5. The post-anal larval length represented 60% of the total length increase over this time. The use of critical swimming speed to calculate acceptable drainage screen areas and through-screen velocities for larval rearing tanks is demonstrated. |
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