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F A Huntingford1, F L Borçato, F O Mesquita
1College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
Journal of Fish Biology
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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.

