Abstract
THE influence of temperature exerts itself to such a marked degree upon the habits, food, reproduction, and migration of fish, that observations upon the subject are essential in determining the relations of certain forms to their surroundings. The National Fish-Culture Association have for some time past made investigations into the temperature of the ocean, not only at the surface, but also at the bottom, and the Council will shortly publish the results. In order to ascertain its effect upon fish maintained under artificial conditions, Mr. W. August Carter, of that body, has compiled the following statistics, showing the influence of temperature upon fish at the late South Kensington Aquarium, where the average depth of the tanks was 41/2 feet. The statistics are derived from observations made daily during a period of three years by noting the temperature of the water in the tanks, and the death-rate prevalent at certain seasons of the year. By observing the degrees of temperature at which certain fish succumbed from time to time, Mr. Carter has drawn an average, showing the temperature adapted to various fish, and their capacity, in some instances, for withstanding extremes of heat and cold.
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Temperature in Relation to Fish . Nature 36, 213–214 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/036213a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/036213a0