TABLE 7.

Comparison of rates for acetate turnover in hindguts of marine herbivorous fin fish and those of other vertebrates

Animal	Gut section	Acetate turnover (nmol ml−1 min−1)	% Maintenance energy requirementa	Reference
Sheep	Rumen	383	23	25
Pig	Cecum	483-550	12	26
Wombat	Hindgut	100-267	30	2
Possum	Hindgut	316	16	21
Green iguana	Hindgut	41	ND	28
Lizard	Hindgut	407	47	22
Marine turtle	Cecum	150	ND	4
Freshwater turtle	Small intestine	132	ND	6
K. sydneyanus	Hindgut	450-570	ND	This paper
O. pullus	Hindgut	373-551	ND	This paper
A. arctidens	Hindgut	130-312	ND	This paper

^aND, not determined.