Morphometric characteristics of the fishes used in experiments to determine response latency to postural disturbances
| Type of disturbance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caused by rotation of strut used for station holding | Caused by water jet while taking food | |||||
| Body length (cm) | Mass (g) | Body depth (cm) | Body length (cm) | Mass (g) | Body depth (cm) | |
| Creek chub | 13.4±1.8 (9) | 22.88±5.65 | 2.4±0.4 | 12.1±1.7 (10) | 17.47±5.89 | 2.4±0.4 |
| Smallmouth bass | 11.9±1.2 (9) | 17.35±2.60 | 2.6±0.3 | 12.2±1.3 (12) | 21.47±2.96 | 2.9±0.3 |
| Bluegill | 11.9±1.2 (9) | 24.96±3.31 | 4.4±0.7 | 11.0±1.2 (9) | 20.54±3.89 | 4.8±0.7 |
Values are means ± 2 S.E.M., with sample sizes shown in parentheses.