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Windowpane flounder
About: Windowpane flounder is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 14 publications have been published within this topic receiving 197 citations. The topic is also known as: Scophthalmus aquosus.
Papers
TL;DR: Planktonic ‘eggs’ of Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus, provide evidence that pollution is associated with mortality, malformation, and abnormal chromosome division of fish embryos developing about the surface of the U.S. Atlantic coast.
Abstract: Planktonic ‘eggs’ of Atlantic mackerel,Scomber scombrus, provide evidence that pollution is associated with mortality, malformation, and abnormal chromosome division of fish embryos developing about the surface of the U.S. Atlantic coast. Embryo data are substantiated by the finding that adults of mackerel, windowpane flounder,Scophthalmus acquosus, and winter flounder,Pseudopleuronectes americanus, from more polluted coastal areas also have higher frequencies of mitotic abnormality than those from less polluted regions of the Mid- and North Atlantic. No ontogenetic interval escapes contamination. All are likely to be adversely influenced, resulting in considerable direct and indirect cumulative effect on total early-life survival. Development of genetic and epigenetic resistance to reproductively harmful influences of contaminants may interfere with other modifications in structure and function necessitated by natural environmental fluctuations, changes in climate, and by fishing itself.
77 citations
TL;DR: The seasonality of abundance of larval fish was strongly correlated with reported densities of copepod nauplii prey and other dominant larvae were winter flounder and American sand lance, which accounted for the winter peak in larvae.
Abstract: The seasonality and abundance patterns of ichthyoplankton were investigated during 1985–1986 in Great South Bay, New York, USA. Eggs representing 17 species and larvae representing 23 species of fish were identified. Bay anchovy, Anchoa mitchilli, was the most abundant ichthyoplankter, comprising >96% of the eggs and >69% of the larvae collected. Bay anchovy spawned throughout the bay from late May through August, with peak baywide densities of >200 eggs and 6 larvae m−3. Eggs of windowpane flounder (Scophthalmus aquosus) ranked second in abundance and were present in both spring and fall. Other dominant larvae were winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) and American sand lance (Ammodytes americanus). Their combined density reached 8 m−3 and accounted for the winter peak in larvae. The seasonality of abundance of larval fish was strongly correlated with reported densities of copepod nauplii prey.
33 citations
TL;DR: Lower winter flounder abundance during the pile-driving time period and higher abundances during the cable-laying time period in the reference and wind farm areas suggest regionwide population fluctuations occurred.
29 citations
TL;DR: Analyzing stomach contents of common fishes collected from Port Jefferson Harbor, Great South Bay, and Shinnecock Bay between May and October of 2007 and 2008 found changes in diet composition may be due to shifts in the abundance of prey items or changes in spatial overlap of predator and prey.
Abstract: Developing models in support of ecosystem-based management requires knowledge of trophic dynamics of ecologically important species. A paucity of data on these dynamics for Long Island finfish is hindering development of ecosystem models required by recent legislation. In this study, we analyzed stomach contents of common fishes collected from Port Jefferson Harbor, Great South Bay, and Shinnecock Bay between May and October of 2007 and 2008. General diet composition was described by percent by number (%N), percent by weight (%W), percent frequency of occurrence (%0), and percent index of relative importance (%IRI) for seven species: Paralichthys dentatus (Summer Flounder), young-of-the-year (YOY) Pomatomus saltatrix (Bluefish), Prionotus evolans (Striped Searobin), Stenotomus chrysops (Scup), Scophthalmus aquosus (Windowpane Flounder), Raja eglanteria (Clearnose Skate), and Morone saxatilis (Striped Bass). Temporal diet composition was estimated for the consistently abundant YOY Bluefish, Summer...
21 citations
TL;DR: CUEs measured 150–400 μm in diameter and consisted of an external fibrous cuticle, usually a thick median band, and a central core that frequently contained eosinophilic vesicles.
Abstract: Results of light and electron microscopic examinations of cysts of unknown etiology (CUEs) occurring in the gills of Atlantic mackerel, red hake, white hake, cod, haddock, and silver hake are presented. CUEs were found also in gills and viscera of winter flounder, Atlantic croaker, spot, windowpane flounder, and sand lance. CUEs measured 150–400 μm in diameter and consisted of an external fibrous cuticle, usually a thick median band, and a central core that frequently contained eosinophilic vesicles. Structures resembling mitochondria were found in the band and in vesicles of the core, but no other organelles were apparent. Cytochemical staining and ultramicroscopy revealed aggregates of glycogen in the core ground substance; no structural components were stained with Sudan black B or by the Feulgen technique. Extensive encapsulation of CUEs by fibroblasts was typical. Of 717 mackerel examined, 76.8% had CUEs in the gills; numbers ranged from 1 to 353 per fish. The prevalence and intensity of occurrence o...
21 citations
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