Histological evaluation of swim bladder non-inflation in striped bass larvae Morone saxatilis
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Inter-Research Science Center in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
- Vol. 3 (2) , 91-95
- https://doi.org/10.3354/dao003091
Abstract
Non-inflation of the swim bladder is a common anomaly associated with cultured larval striped bass Morone saxatilis. Histological examination of tank-cultured larvae revealed 30% had non-inflated swim bladders. Two distinct morphological types of abnormal swim bladders were observed: glandular with marked fibrosis, and degenerative with severe fibrosis. Histological observations suggest that non-inflation of the swim bladder is irreversible.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: