| 摘要 |
An intermuscular fish tag and tagging system is provided; the fish tag including an anchor member (40) having a frustoconical head (41), an axial channel (43) running through the head, and two barbs (42) flaring outwardly from the base of the head. The barbs initially run parallel to the axis of the head and then flare outwardly to an angle of forty-five degrees at the end of barb farthest from the head. Each barb has an inside (46) and outside (45) surface which meet at a sharp tapered edge (47), providing greater mass at the end of the barb that meets the head than the end of the barb farthest from the head. Such a configuration allows for resiliency in the barbs, so that they bend going in the fish and return to their original positions once inside the muscle of the fish. An application device (60), having an applicator with a shaft tapered to a sharp point (612) is passed through the axial channel to form a complete cone with the head of the anchor member to puncture the fish. |
