Maximum swimming speeds of sailfish and three other large marine predatory fish species based on muscle contraction time and stride length: A myth revisited

What is it about?

This publication is about how fast the fastest fish in the oceans can swim. Previously, for example, sailfish, were wrongly believe to be able to swim above 100 km/h. However, our results support a theory, that the fish are limited by how fast their tail can beat. Resulting in much lower swimming speeds

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Why is it important?

The study challenges the fishermen's tales existing about how fast fish swims