title: Synchronization and collective swimming patterns in fish (Hemigrammus bleheri).
abstract: In this work, we address the case of red nose tetra fish Hemigrammus bleheri swimming in groups in a uniform flow, giving special attention to the basic interactions and cooperative swimming of a single pair of fish. We first bring evidence of synchronization of the two fish, where the swimming modes are dominated by 'out-phase' and 'in-phase' configurations. We show that the transition to this synchronization state is correlated with the swimming speed (i.e. the flow rate), and thus with the magnitude of the hydrodynamic pressure generated by the fish body during each swimming cycle. From a careful spatio-temporal analysis corresponding to those synchronized modes, we characterize the distances between the two individuals in a pair in the basic schooling pattern. We test the conclusions of the analysis of fish pairs with a second set of experiments using groups of three fish. By identifying the typical spatial configurations, we explain how the nearest neighbour interactions constitute the building blocks of collective fish swimming.
authors: Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes (PMMH), UMR CNRS 7636, PSL-ESPCI Paris, Sorbonne Université-UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, Sorbonne Paris Cité-UPD-Univ. Paris 07, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Ashraf
authors: Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes (PMMH), UMR CNRS 7636, PSL-ESPCI Paris, Sorbonne Université-UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, Sorbonne Paris Cité-UPD-Univ. Paris 07, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France ramiro@pmmh.espci.fr.
authors: R
authors: 0000-0001-9561-2699
authors: R
authors: Godoy-Diana
authors: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Energies de Demain (LIED), UMR CNRS 8236, Sorbonne Paris Cité-UPD-Univ. Paris 07, Bât. Condorcet, 10 rue Alice Domon & Léonie Duquet, 75013 Paris, France.
authors: J
authors: 0000-0003-1555-2484
authors: J
authors: Halloy
authors: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Energies de Demain (LIED), UMR CNRS 8236, Sorbonne Paris Cité-UPD-Univ. Paris 07, Bât. Condorcet, 10 rue Alice Domon & Léonie Duquet, 75013 Paris, France.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Collignon
authors: Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes (PMMH), UMR CNRS 7636, PSL-ESPCI Paris, Sorbonne Université-UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, Sorbonne Paris Cité-UPD-Univ. Paris 07, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France bthiria@pmmh.espci.fr.
authors: B
authors: 0000-0002-2449-1065
authors: B
authors: Thiria
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D060126:Characidae / Q000502:physiology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: collective behaviour; fish; hydrodynamic interactions; schooling