TITLE:
Evaluation approaches of fish swimming performance
AUTHORS:
Fukun Gui, Ping Wang, Changwen Wu
KEYWORDS:
Swimming performance; Optimum Swimming Speed; Maximum Sustained Swimming Speed; Critical Swimming Speed; Maximum Domed Swimming Speed; Burst Swimming Speed
JOURNAL NAME:
Agricultural Sciences,
Vol.5 No.2,
January
27,
2014
ABSTRACT: Swimming speeds are
the most important index for the evaluation of the fish swimming performance.
The terminologies and classifications of the fish swimming performance were
summarized in this paper. Taking into consideration of the widely used
evaluation approaches of the fish swimming performance by different researchers,
a recommended classification methodology
of the fish swimming performance was proposed by the authors. And a new
concept of the swimming speed, the Maximum
Domed Swimming Speed (DSS), was introduced into this new classification framework together with a discussion
on its calculation method and the practical significance. According to the
classification system, the fish swimming speeds are classified into five
categories: Optimum Swimming Speed, Maximum Sustained Swimming Speed, Critical
Swimming Speed, Maximum Domed Swimming Speed, and Burst Swimming Speed. Other
concepts of swimming speeds are generally merged into the above five
categories, respectively. Furthermore, possible relevancies among the Maximum
Sustained Swimming Speed (MSS), the Critical Swimming Speed (CSS), and the Maximum Domed Swimming Speed (DSS) were discussed. It was concluded that these
three swimming speeds, in a sense, can be regarded as the equivalent indices for the evaluation of fish swimming
performance.