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Table 3 Condition factor (CF), viscerasomatic index (VSI), hepatosomatic index (HSI), stomach somatic index (SSI), and relative length of gut (RLG) of black rockfish, S. schlegeli fed the test diets with various levels of FSM for 8 weeks

From: Dietary flounder skin improves growth performance, body composition, and stress recovery in the juvenile black rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli)

	FSM level (%)
	Control (0)	5	10	20
CF	3.11 ± 0.08^ns	2.95 ± 0.27	2.88 ± 0.20	2.91 ± 0.33
VSI	10.76 ± 1.27^ns	11.29 ± 0.90	11.48 ± 3.03	11.01 ± 1.20
HSI	3.35 ± 0.61^ns	3.61 ± 0.35	3.56 ± 0.76	3.07 ± 0.22
SSI	1.00 ± 0.19^ns	1.12 ± 0.17	1.07 ± 0.07	1.22 ± 0.53
RLG	0.89 ± 0.14^ns	0.93 ± 0.08	0.94 ± 0.13	0.97 ± 0.09

Data are mean ± standard deviation of three group of fish (n = 10). Values with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).
ns not significant.

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