Table 2 Differentiation rate using the naked eye of visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIE) tags in each sites of marine medaka Oryzias dancena, from 0 to 12 months after VIE tagging

1

Red

100.0^a

100.0^a

Green

96.0 ± 2.11^c

100.0^a

Yellow

97.8 ± 4.34^b

96.3 ± 3.11^b

3

Red

97.0 ± 1.55^a

100.0^a

Green

93.2 ± 4.74^c

95.6 ± 4.12^b

Yellow

96.2 ± 2.65^b

94.3 ± 3.01^c

6

Red

94.4 ± 2.51^a

97.4 ± 2.33^a

Green

92.3 ± 5.78^a

96.9 ± 2.11^b

Yellow

97.9 ± 0.91^a

96.3 ± 2.97^b

9

Red

93.7 ± 2.86^b

98.6 ± 3.12^b

Green

93.7 ± 0.74^b

99.5 ± 2.69^a

Yellow

98.3 ± 1.99^a

94.3 ± 3.79^c

12

Red

92.1 ± 4.61^c

98.8 ± 0.72^a

Green

94.0 ± 1.68^b

98.1 ± 1.08^a

Yellow

97.3 ± 0.23^a

96.3 ± 2.89^b