FishBase as a Research Tool
Rainer Froese
IfM
Depth Distribution of Sharks
Depth Distribution of Rays
Metabolism of Rays
Metabolism of Sharks
Gill Area of Sharks
Gill Area of Rays
Lm vs Loo for Sharks
Lm vs Loo for Elsamobranchs
Lm vs Loo for 59 Elasmobranch Populations
3.5
y = 0.9036x + 0.0241
R2 = 0.8843
log Lm
3
100 cm Loo => 68 cm Lm
1000 cm Loo => 543 cm LM
2.5
2
1.5
1
1
1.5
2
2.5
log Loo
3
3.5
Brains of Deep Sea Fishes
Brains of Elasmobranchs
The FishBase Team
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