MadSci Network: Zoology |
I'm sure there's a fair amount of variability in the heart rates of various types of fish, but some of the fish we are familiar with have heart rates similar to humans. Humans have heart rates of about 60 to 100, even up to 150 with vigorous exercise..... according to this website, fish have heart rates of about 70 beats/minute. According to a research report, in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format that you can download here, the heart rates of tuna can vary from 40 to 140 beats/ minute depending on the changes in water temperature that the tuna encounters.
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