Maximum swimming speed predictions for Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Huseyin Ozbilgin, Murat PEHLİVAN, Fatih Basaran
Turkish Journal of Zoology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 35, pp 79-85
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-0811-6
Summary
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.