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FAO SPECIES CATALOGUE - si-pddr

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1.3 Illustrated Glossary of Technical Terms and Measurements<br />

eye<br />

diameter<br />

head length<br />

opercle<br />

adipose eyelid<br />

pelvic fin<br />

first dorsal<br />

fin base<br />

Measurements Used<br />

Fig. 2 Schematic illustration of a Scombrid (Auxis thazard)<br />

Adipose eyelid - Translucent fold covering<br />

anterior and posterior margins of eye in mackerels<br />

(Scomber and Rastrelliger) (Fig. 3).<br />

Glossary of Technical Terms<br />

Fig. 3<br />

interspace<br />

body<br />

depth<br />

fork length<br />

second dorsal<br />

fin base<br />

length of<br />

pectoral fin anal fin<br />

base<br />

Auxiliary branches of lateral line - Fine<br />

branches that extend dorsally and ventrally from<br />

the anterior part of the lateral line in Scomberomorus<br />

guttatus and S. koreanus (Fig. 4).<br />

Fig.<br />

caudal<br />

peduncle<br />

caudal fin<br />

auxiliary branches<br />

of lateral line<br />

\/<br />

Scomberomorus koreanus<br />

Fig. 4

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