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Overall length. Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. This measurement excludes the length of the caudal (tail) fin. [1] Total and fork length of a fish. Total length (TL) is the length of a ...
Scomber pelamis Linnaeus, 1758. Thynnus vagans Lesson, 1829. The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae, and is the only member of the genus Katsuwonus. It is also known as katsuo, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m (3 ft) in length.
A similar fork with the same name, intended for serving, has three to four tines and is longer at 8 to 10 inches. [3] To distinguish the eating fork from the serving one, the former was sometimes labeled as "individual". [4] Fish forks are used just as normal forks are [5] and can be replaced by a long (7–8 inches (18–20 cm) in length) or ...
Condition index in fish. The condition index in fish is a way to measure the overall health of a fish by comparing its weight with the typical weight of other fish of the same kind and of the same length. The condition index is its actual weight divided by its expected weight, times 100%. A fish of normal weight has a condition index of 100 ...
The size at sexual maturity is only confidently known for the female of the species, being around 600 mm in fork length, [25] although the male has been estimated to reach maturity between 600 and 650 mm. [28] In the Atlantic, the species is known to spawn from spring through to early autumn, [29] although fish living in waters greater than 27 ...
Fishing – the activity of trying to catch fish. Fisherman or fisher – someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Fishery – the activities leading to and resulting in the harvesting of fish. It may involve capture of wild fish or raising of fish through aquaculture.
Standard weight equation for largemouth bass [1] and burbot [2] (fish). Standard weight in fish is the typical or expected weight at a given total length for a specific species of fish. Most standard weight equations are for freshwater fish species. Weight-length curves are developed by weighing and measuring samples of fish from the population.
The western Australian salmon is the largest species at a maximum 96 cm (38 in) standard length (that is, excluding the caudal fin) and 10.5 kg (23 lb) in weight. The Australian herring is the smallest species at maximum 41 cm (16 in) fork length (that is, from