Species distribution of ulcerative lesions on finfish in the Tar-Pamlico River Estuary, North Carolina

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An estuarine survey was conducted between May 1985 and April 1987 to determine occurrence of ulcerative lesions on finishes in the Tar-Pamlico River Estuary, North Carolina . Fish were collected by pound net and trawls; with more than 70000 specimens obtained. Thirty-one species of estuarine fish were collected in the pound nets; Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus represented > 90% of the total catch. Forty-four species were collected in the trawls; spot Leiostomus xanthurus Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus, and Atlantic menhaden were the most frequently collected species. Menhaden was the predominant species affected with ulcerative lesions in both the pound net and trawl samples.

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