Acanthuridae - surgeonfishes: Frederick (1997) [Abstract], Claisse et al. (2009) [Abstract].
Adrianichthyidae - ricefishes: David Geter (geter.david@epa.gov) at the Gulf Coast Research Lab has successfully tagged Japanese ricefish Oryzias latipes with orange VIE tags.
Albulidae - bonefishes: no known trials; large area of transparent tissue surrounding the eye.
Amblyopsidae - cavefishes: See VI Alpha tag references indicative of utility of VIE.
Anabatidae – climbing gouramies: Halls and Azim (1998) [Abstract].
Anarhichadidae - wolffishes: McCarthy et al. (1999) [Abstract], Grøntvedt and Espelid (2004) [Abstract], Grøntvedt et al. (2004) [Abstract].
Anguillidae – freshwater eels: Imbert et al. (2007) [Abstract], Simon (2007) [Abstract], Imbert et al. (2008) [Abstract].
Apogonidae - cardinalfishes: Frederick (1997) [Abstract].
Arripidae - Australian salmon: See VI Alpha tag references indicative of utility of VIE.
Balitoridae – river loaches: Knaepkens et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Carangidae - jacks: Successful results, at the Oceanic Institute, Hawaii, with VI Alpha in adipose eyelids of 135-165 mm fork length bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus.
Centropomidae – snooks: Brennan et al. (2005) [Abstract], Brennan et al. (2008) [Abstract].
Centrarchidae - sunfishes: Dewey and Zigler (1996) [Abstract], Catalano et al. (2001) [Abstract], Roberts and Kilpatrick (2004) [Abstract], Hartman and Janney (2006) [Abstract].
Chaetodontidae - butterflyfishes: Frederick (1997) [Abstract].
Chanidae - milkfishes: Success with VI alpha (Emata and Marte [1992] [Abstract]) indicative of utility of VIE.
Channidae – snakeheads: Halls and Azim (1998) [Abstract].
Cichlidae - cichlids: Capili et al. 1997, Dobberfuhl et al. (2005) [Abstract].
Clupeidae - herrings: NMT has successfully tagged herring in the lower mandible.
Cobitidae – loaches: Knaepkens et al. (2007) [Abstract], Zhou et al. (2009) [Abstract]
Cottidae – sculpins: Bruyndoncx et al. (2002). [Abstract], Schmetterling and Adams (2004) [Abstract], Knaepkens et al (2006) [Abstract], Ritter and Preisler (2006) [Abstract].
Cyprinidae - carps and minnows: Morgan and Farooqi (1995) [Abstract], Haines and Modde (1996) [Abstract], Basavaraju et al. (1998) [Abstract], Halls and Azim (1998) [Abstract], Sutton (2002) [Abstract], Levin et al. (2003) [Abstract], Hliwa et al. (2006) [Abstract], Knaepkens et al (2006) [Abstract], Leblond and Reebs (2006) [Abstract], Sutphin et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Cyprinodontidae - pupfishes: Lema and Nevitt (2004) [Abstract], Lema (2008) [Abstract].
Eleotridae - sleepers: Goldsmith et al. (2003) [Abstract] used a combination of colors and body locations to individually identify small bullies Gobiomorphus cotidianus.
Elopidae - tenpounders: no known trials; large area of transparent tissue posterior to the eye.
Engraulidae - anchovies: no known trials; large areas of transparent tissue surrounding the eye.
Esocidae – pikes: Younk et al. (2010) [Abstract].
Fundulidae - topminnows: Kneib and Craig (2001) [Abstract], Skinner et al. (2005) [Abstract], Skinner et al. (2006) [Abstract], Outerbridge et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Gadidae – Otterå et al. (1998) [Abstract], Olsen et al. (2004) [Abstract]
Galaxiidae - galaxiids: Hansen and Close (2005) [Abstract].
Gasterosteidae – sticklebacks: Jones et al. (2006) [Abstract] , Webster and Hart (2006) [Abstract].
Girellidae – nibblers: Griffiths (2002) [Abstract].
Gobiidae - gobies: Halls and Azim (1998) [Abstract], Malone et al.(1999) [Abstract], Griffiths (2002) [Abstract], Wilson and Osenberg (2002) [Abstract], Whiteman and Côté (2004) [Abstract], Forrester et al. (2006) [Abstract], Forrester and Finley (2006) [Abstract].
Haemulidae – grunts: Verweij and Nagelkerken (2007) [Abstract].
Ictaluridae - North American catfishes: Reeves and Buckmeier (2009) [Abstract], Zeller and Cairns (2010) [Abstract]
Kuhliidae - flagtails: Frederick (1997) [Abstract].
Labridae - wrasses: Frederick (1997) [Abstract].
Lutjanidae - snappers: Frederick (1997) [Abstract], Willis et al. (2001) [Abstract], Watson et al. 2002 [Abstract], Brennan et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Moronidae – temperate basses: Saillant et al. (2001) [Abstract], Fuller et al. (2010) [Abstract]
Mugilidae - mullets: Trials at the Oceanic Institute, Makupuu Point, Waimanalo, HI with striped mullet Mugil cephalus indicated that adipose eyelid implants tended to fragment and migrate so that any retained VIE material was only present in small particles.
Pempheridae – sweepers: Annese and Kingsford (2005) [Abstract].
Percichthyidae – temperate perches: Gallagher and Hutchison (2004) [Abstract]
Percidae - perches: Goldsmith et al. (2003) [Abstract], Roberts and Kilpatrick (2004) [Abstract], Thompson et al. (2005) [Abstract], Knaepkens et al (2006) [Abstract], Coombs and Wilson (2008) [Abstract], Weston and Johnson (2008) [[Abstract], Phillips and Fries (2009) [Abstract].
Petromyzontidae - lampreys: Griffiths et al. (2001) [Abstract] used VIE to estimate larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) densities.
Pleuronectidae – righteye flounders: Sulikowski et al. (2005) [Abstract].
Poecilidae – livebearers: Bryant and Reznick (2004) [Absrtact] used combinations of VIE colors and tag locations to generate more than 1000 individual codes in Poecilia reticulate, Chapmand and Warburton (2006) [Abstract], van Oosterhout et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Polynemidae - threadfins: Trials at the Oceanic Institute, Makupuu Point, Waimanalo, HI with Pacific threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis indicated that the VIE material was retained at a relatively high rate.
Pomacentridae - damselfishes: Frederick (1997) [Abstract], McCormick and ey (2004) [Abstract], Hoey et al. (2006) [Abstract].
Pomatomidae - bluefishes: No known trials; NMT examination of post orbital tissue indicates an abundance of clear tissue.
Salmonidae - trouts and salmons:
Salmo sp.: Bonneau et al. (1995) [Abstract] reported on the successful nighttime recovery of VIE tags in trout when viewed in the streams with enhanced lighting. Moffet et al., (1997) [Abstract], Jonsson et al. (1999) [Abstract], Olsen and Vollestad (2001) [Abstract], FitzGerald et al. (2004) [Abstract], Summers et al. (2006) [Abstract], Stubbing and Moss (2007). Jensen et al. (2008) [A[Abstract] tagged newly hatched alevins.
Salvenilus sp.: Bonneau et al. (1995) [Abstract], Adams et al. (2000) [Abstract], Josephson et al. (2008) [Abstract] demonstrated the beneficial effect of using the VI Light to enhance tag detection.
Oncorhynchus sp.: Bailey et al. (1998) [Abstract], Hale and Gray (1998) [Abstract], Garcia et al. (2004) [Abstract], Walsh and Winkelman (2004) [Abstract], Kano et al. (2006) [Abstract].
Sciaenidae – drums and croakers: Bushon et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Scophthalmidae – turbots: Björnsdóttir et al. (2004) [Abstract].
Scorpaenidae - scorpionfishes (rockfishes): Buckley et al. (1994) [Abstract] successfully used Visible Implant Filament to tag juveniles. This NMT product has been discontinued due to the higher retention and visibility of VIE.
Serranidae - sea basses: Frederick (1997) [Abstract].
Sparidae - porgies: Willis and Babcock (1998) [Abstract], Astorga et al. (2005) [Abstract], Kerwath et al. (2007) [Abstract], Soula et al. (2007) [Abstract].
Syngnathidae - pipefishes: Le Cheminant (2000) [Abstract], Sanchez-Camara and Booth (2004) [Abstract], Woods and Martin-Smith (2004) [Abstract] used VIE to tag Hippocampus abdominalis. They are able to track up to 500 individuals using a combination of tag colors and locations, Curtis (2006) [Abstract], Curtis and Vincent (2006) [Abstract].
Terapontidae – grunters or tigerperches: Gallagher and Hutchison (2004) [Abstract]
