Myoglobin concentrations in the red muscle (RM)
| Species (common name) . | RM position * . | Body mass (kg) . | N . | [Myoglobin] † (mg Mb g−1 tissue) . | Source . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shark | |||||
| Lamna ditropis (salmon shark) | AC | 91-114 | 2 | 35.1 (range, 31.2-38.9) | Present study |
| Isurus oxyrinchus (shortfin mako) | AC | 6-47 | 10 | 21.1±2.4 | Present study |
| Alopias vulpinus (common thresher) | AC | 6-46 | 7 | 16.3±1.6 | Present study |
| Mustelus californicus (gray smoothound) | PL | 0.8 | 1 | 7.5 | Present study |
| Scyliorhinus canicula (small spotted catshark) | PL | ~0.5 ‡ | 3 | 9.1±1.6 | Kryvi et al. (1981) |
| Etmopterus spinax (velvet belly lantern shark) | PL | ~0.2 ‡ | 3 | 8.3±0.4 | Kryvi et al. (1981) |
| Galeus melastomus (blackmouth catshark) | PL | ~0.2 ‡ | 3 | 2.7±0.4 | Kryvi et al. (1981) |
| Tuna | |||||
| Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) | AC | 31.4 | Dickson (1996) | ||
| Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna) | AC | 20.8 | Dickson (1996) | ||
| Thunnus orientalis (Pacific northern bluefin tuna) | AC | Range, 20-24 | Dickson (1996) |
| Species (common name) . | RM position * . | Body mass (kg) . | N . | [Myoglobin] † (mg Mb g−1 tissue) . | Source . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shark | |||||
| Lamna ditropis (salmon shark) | AC | 91-114 | 2 | 35.1 (range, 31.2-38.9) | Present study |
| Isurus oxyrinchus (shortfin mako) | AC | 6-47 | 10 | 21.1±2.4 | Present study |
| Alopias vulpinus (common thresher) | AC | 6-46 | 7 | 16.3±1.6 | Present study |
| Mustelus californicus (gray smoothound) | PL | 0.8 | 1 | 7.5 | Present study |
| Scyliorhinus canicula (small spotted catshark) | PL | ~0.5 ‡ | 3 | 9.1±1.6 | Kryvi et al. (1981) |
| Etmopterus spinax (velvet belly lantern shark) | PL | ~0.2 ‡ | 3 | 8.3±0.4 | Kryvi et al. (1981) |
| Galeus melastomus (blackmouth catshark) | PL | ~0.2 ‡ | 3 | 2.7±0.4 | Kryvi et al. (1981) |
| Tuna | |||||
| Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) | AC | 31.4 | Dickson (1996) | ||
| Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna) | AC | 20.8 | Dickson (1996) | ||
| Thunnus orientalis (Pacific northern bluefin tuna) | AC | Range, 20-24 | Dickson (1996) |