title: Identifying individual common carp Cyprinus carpio using scale pattern.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Huntingford
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Borçato
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Mesquita
mesh_terms: D000823:Animal Identification Systems; D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D010781:Photography
keywords: fish marks; individual differences; non-invasive techniques; visual fish identification