Abstract:The types and distribution of gill lesions observed in hybrid striped bass (Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops) reared in a commercial-scale recirculating aquaculture system are described. When placed in the system as fingerlings and reared there for eight months at typical stocking density, the gills of all examined fish presented a variety of extensive, non-specific lesions typically resulting from poor water quality. Lesions included epithelial cell hyperplasia, infiltration of the interfilamental region by mix… Show more
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