Growth dynamics of caudal and pectoral fin muscle fibres in a carangid, Caranx malabaricus (Cuv. & Val.), and their possible relation with somatic growth |
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| Authors: | R. Kundu R. Lakshmi A. P. Mansuri |
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| Affiliation: | Marine Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot 360 005, India |
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| Abstract: | The growth dynamics of red, pink and white fibres of the caudal and pectoral fin muscles are described in Carans malabaricus (Cuv. & Val.) in relation to their somatic growth. In all three fibre types growth occurred by an increase in fibre number and diameter in small size classes of fish and by an increase in diameter only in larger fish. The growth dynamics of the three fibre types were similar to those of the myotomal muscle fibres and paralleled the somatic growth pattern of this fish. |
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| Keywords: | muscle fibres growth caudal fin pectoral fin Caranx malabaricus |
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