White spotting in the 1959 year-class of Georges Bank winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)
In: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD, etc.,. ISSN 0002-8487; e-ISSN 1548-8659, more
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Winter flounder with white spots on the eyed side were unusually common among fish of the 1959 year‐class caught on north‐central Georges Bank in 1964, 1965, and 1966. The water on eastern Georges Bank was considerably colder than normal in the spring of 1959 when young flounder were developing. A possible relationship between lowered development temperature and white‐spotting is suggested. |
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