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Ambicoloration in Tank Cultured Flounder, Paralichthys dentatus
Author(s) -
Stickney Robert R.,
White David B.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1975)104<158:aitcfp>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - paralichthys , flounder , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , olive flounder , substrate (aquarium) , zoology , ecology
The high incidence of ambicoloration which occurs in tank cultured Paralichthys dentatus can be reduced if the fish are provided at an early age with a substrate in which they can bury. Evidence is presented which indicates that some reversal of ambicoloration is possible. The presence of a significant degree of ambicoloration may prejudice consumer acceptance of cultured flounder which are sold with skin and heads intact.