Table 2.

Morphometrics and results of pectoral fin gait survey (alternating to synchronous transition speed and Reynolds number range) for 12 juvenile coral reef fish species swimming steadily in a flow tank

SpeciesNBody length (cm)Fin length (cm)A-S transition (BL s−1)Re range
Chromis weberi 1.82±0.05 0.35±0.04 4.50 618-2498 
Cirrhilabrus punctatus 1.97±0.32 0.33±0.05 2.16 569-3845 
Dascyllus aruanus 2.75±0.28 0.55±0.06 3.73 805-4263 
Halichoeres biocellatus 2.82±0.33 0.53±0.06 3.51 865-3204 
Halichoeres chrysus 1.83±0.29 0.29±0.06 4.95 523-2092 
Halichoeres trimaculatus 2.58±0.36 0.42±0.06 4.48 703-4237 
Labroides dimidiatus 3.04±0.21 0.49±0.32 1.87 929-4394 
Pseudochelinus hexataenia 2.6 0.28 4.28 918-3400 
Pomacentrus pavo 1.81±0.45 0.37±0.12 4.14 118-3544 
Scarus sp. 2.76±0.56 0.42±0.11 3.20 900-4995 
Thalassoma amblycephalum 1.78±0.02 0.28±0.01 4.07 523-2354 
SpeciesNBody length (cm)Fin length (cm)A-S transition (BL s−1)Re range
Chromis weberi 1.82±0.05 0.35±0.04 4.50 618-2498 
Cirrhilabrus punctatus 1.97±0.32 0.33±0.05 2.16 569-3845 
Dascyllus aruanus 2.75±0.28 0.55±0.06 3.73 805-4263 
Halichoeres biocellatus 2.82±0.33 0.53±0.06 3.51 865-3204 
Halichoeres chrysus 1.83±0.29 0.29±0.06 4.95 523-2092 
Halichoeres trimaculatus 2.58±0.36 0.42±0.06 4.48 703-4237 
Labroides dimidiatus 3.04±0.21 0.49±0.32 1.87 929-4394 
Pseudochelinus hexataenia 2.6 0.28 4.28 918-3400 
Pomacentrus pavo 1.81±0.45 0.37±0.12 4.14 118-3544 
Scarus sp. 2.76±0.56 0.42±0.11 3.20 900-4995 
Thalassoma amblycephalum 1.78±0.02 0.28±0.01 4.07 523-2354 

A-S, alternating to synchronous; Re, Reynolds number.

Values are means ± s.e.m.

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