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Table 1 Quantitative summary of movement patterns of blue-spotted flathead over 4 and 60 days

From: Active acoustic tracking suggests that soft sediment fishes can show site attachment: a preliminary assessment of the movement patterns of the blue-spotted flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus)

Fish ID

Total length (mm)

4 days

60 days

RI

95 % KUD

FD

MAI

95 % KUD

D

FD

F1

400

0.11

534

30.55

0.211

108

541

1

F2

225

0.014

108

23.95

0.5

F3

402

0.015

109

44.96

0.33

F4

195

0.013

145

22.11

0.1

305

330

1

F5

432

0.010

149

25.11

0.051

240

240

0.92

Mean

331

0.046

209

29.34

0.121

218

370

0.75

SE

50

0.025

82

4.15

0.037

45

69

0.14

  1. Fish total length (mm), furthest distance (FD) in metres from release point for the first 4 days and over 60 days. Displacement (D) in metres is distance from release point at study end. Activity space (km2) based on 95 % kernel utilisation distribution (KUD). Minimum activity index (MAI m h−1) calculated by dividing the distance between two points by the time elapsed between observations. Residency index (RI) is given as a proportion of tracking days detected