Post-Cephalic White Spot Syndrome in Salmonids

• Main Author: William R. Heard
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Post-cephalic; white spots; melanocytes; anomaly; teratogeneic; Sockeye; Varden; Atlantic salmon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.561.4061; http://www.npafc.org/new/publications/Technical Report/TR5/page 100-102(Heard).pdf

This report documents a phenomenon in salmonids involving one or more white spots generally located in the mid-dorsal nape or occipital region immediately posterior of the fishes ’ head. The syndrome, post-cephalic white spot (PCWS), varies widely among populations. When present it often is found in...