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Photo-identification as a simple tool for studying invasive lionfish Pterois volitans populations.
- Source :
- Journal of Fish Biology; Feb2016, Vol. 88 Issue 2, p800-804, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Photo-tagging, i.e. using a specific software to match colour patterns on photographs, was tested as a means to identify individual Indo-Pacific Pterois volitans to assist with population and movement studies of this invasive species. The stripe pattern on the flank of adult P. volitans ( n = 48) was the most individually distinctive of three body regions tested, leading to correct individual identification on 68 and 82% of tests with a single and two images of the reference individual, respectively. Photo-tagging is inexpensive, logistically simple and can involve citizen scientists, making it a viable alternative to traditional tagging to provide information on P. volitans distribution, movement patterns and recolonization rates after removals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221112
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Fish Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113084719
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12857