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Identifying individual common carp Cyprinus carpio using scale pattern

2013; Wiley; Volume: 83; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jfb.12246

1095-8649

Felicity A. Huntingford, Fábio Luiz Borçato, Flavia Oliveira Mesquita,

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Volunteers were able to match photographs of the same common carp Cyprinus carpio taken on two occasions. Images were identified correctly on 95·76% of occasions. Thus, scale patterns can be used for non‐invasive identification of C. carpio over a period of time.