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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 200, Issue 12 1709-1723, Copyright © 1997 by Company of Biologists
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E Drucker and J Jensen
The musculoskeletal mechanism of pectoral fin propulsion was investigated in representatives of the two subfamilies of the Embiotocidae (surfperches). Kinematic and electromyographic records of steady swimming by the open-water cruiser Amphistichus rhodoterus and the benthic maneuverer Embiotoca lateralis were compared at 80 % of the species' respective pectoral­caudal gait transition speeds. Synchronized records of fin movement and the intensity of pectoral muscle activity allowed previous hypotheses of muscle function, based on anatomical lines of action, to be tested. Divisions of the pectoral musculature inserting on the central and trailing- edge fin rays serve simple functions of abduction and adduction. Muscles controlling the fin's leading edge, by contrast, play more complex roles during the fin stroke, including deceleration of the fin at the downstroke­upstroke transition and rotation of the adducted fin during the non-propulsive period between fin beats. In spite of their phylogenetic and ecological divergence, the surfperches exhibit a number of mechanistic similarities which probably characterize the family. The timings of kinematic events and the maximal excursions of the fin tip, as well as the temporal order of muscle activation and the time to peak activity, are largely conserved. The predominant dorsoventral component of fin movement during the stride is consistent with a lift-based mechanism of propulsion. E. lateralis exhibits a greater anteroposterior range of motion and a more continuous period of fine motor control of the fin than A. rhodoterus, differences which may correspond to the species' respective capacities for maneuvering. Mechanistic variation in the family is associated with rather minor structural differences (in fin shape and fin base orientation). Owing to the similar functional demands placed on the pectoral fins of many fishes, it is probable that the mechanistic details of embiotociform swimming are widely distributed within the Perciformes.
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