• Title of article

    Maximum swimming speed predictions for Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Author/Authors

    ÖZBILGIN, Hüseyin Mersin University, Yenisehir Campus - Fisheries Faculty, TURKEY , PEHLIVAN, Murat Ege University - Medical School and Hospital - Biophysics Section, TURKEY , BASARAN, Fatih AKVA-TEK Fish Hatchery, TURKEY

  • From page
    79
  • To page
    85
  • Abstract
    Maximum swimming speed of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and annular sea bream (Diplodus annularis) was estimated based on muscle twitch experiments. The maximum estimated speed of red mullet (mean length: 16.9 cm) was 3.14 m/s (18.6 bl/s) at 26 °C. At 20 °C the maximum estimated speed of annular sea bream (mean length: 11.5 cm) was 1.92 m/s (16.7 bl/s). Maximum swimming speed of annular sea bream decreased as the temperature decreased.
  • Keywords
    Red mullet , annular sea bream , maximum speed , muscle contraction , temperature
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Record number

    2528427