Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1983
Abstract
The diagnostic potential of dorsal and anal pterygiophore interdigitation patterns was examined in larval stages of Morone saxatilis, M. chrysops, M. americana and M.mississippiensis. The number and position of pterygiophores relative to interneural spaces 1-6 and 10-13 and interhaemal spaces 12-15 as well as total number of dorsal and anal pterygiophores are characters useful in delimiting larvae of American Morone species. Interdigitation patterns useful in separating M. mississippiensis and M. americana larvae were not found, however these two species may not co-occur.
Description
Segment 3b of: Assessment of Larval Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum) Stocks in Maryland and Virginia Waters. Part II. Assessment of Spawning Activity in Major Virginia Rivers LINK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V50X7B
Keywords
Morone; larvae, striped bass
Recommended Citation
Olney, J. E., Grant, G. C., Schultz, F. E., Cooper, C., & Hageman, J. (1983) Dorsal and anal pterygiophore interdigitation patterns in four species of Morone (Teleostei, Percichthyidae) : an aid to larval identification. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V50X7B
