This leads to considerable overlap between myomeres of different longitudinal positions.
Red and pink muscles, the aerobic fibre types in the myotome, are arranged in bands with
longitudinal fibre orientation along the lateral midline of each side of the fish (Fig.1). Individual myomeres typically show little or no longitudinal overlap. In most fish, the red or slow-twitch muscle is superficial, being just under the skin along the lateral sides of the body. Pink or intermediate muscle fibres are found in similar longitudinal bands, just medial to the red in some fish.