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Parasites and diseases of striped bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), from the lower Chesapeake Bay
Author(s) -
Paperna I.,
Zwerner D. E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1976.tb04678.x
Subject(s) - morone saxatilis , bass (fish) , biology , chesapeake bay , fishery , morone , estuary , bay , aquatic animal , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , civil engineering , engineering
A survey to determine presence of parasitic and disease organisms and their effect on estuarine populations of striped bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), was conducted monthly from May 1972 to May 1973. A total of 514 fish over 1 year old and 140 young‐of‐the‐year were examined using standard necropsy and histological procedures. Other species of fishes were studied to determine the specificity of striped bass parasites and to determine if other fishes were reservoirs for striped bass pathogens. Forty‐five species of parasitic organisms from viruses to Metazoa were recognized from striped bass. Heavy infections by some were associated with definite pathological conditions.