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<br />Table 5. - Percent recognition 15 months after marking young Colorado squawfish with elastomer <br />implanted at the base of the anal fin, on the operculum, and freeze branding. Note: percentages <br />consist of means of three trials. <br /> <br /> Number Corr. Incorr. <br />Location Color observed ident. ident. Moralities.b <br /> (%) (%) (%) <br />anal fin non 39 100 0 81 <br /> grn 49 74 26 76 <br /> blu 36 49 51 82 <br /> red 49 95 5 75 <br /> om 32 77 23 84 <br /> meana 74 26 <br />Jaw non 37 100 0 82 <br /> gm 40 62 38 80 <br /> blu 44 45 55 79 <br /> red 43 88 12 79 <br /> om 41 96 4 79 <br /> meana 73 27 <br />side non 100 99 1 81 <br /> frz 105 99 1 79 <br />a mean of gm, blu, red, om <br />b Colorado squawfish suffered heavy mortality (79%) between 11 July and 16 September 1996, the <br />result of bacterial septicemia unrelated to.marking. <br />ANOV A showed no significant difference between anal fin andjaw implants (P = 0.82), but showed <br />significant difference among colors (P = 0.003). Tukey honestly difference multiple comparison test <br />showed red (P = 0.001) and orange (P = 0.002) had significantly better recognition than blue. <br /> <br />13 <br />