Occurrence of Juvenile Paralichthys lethostigma (Southern Flounder) in Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay

• Published in: Southeastern Naturalist
• Main Authors: Lusk, SC, Watkins, BE, Rhea, A, Dillman, CB, Hilton, Eric J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2014
• Subjects: Growth; Salinity; Aquaculture and Fisheries; York River; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/863; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/1863/viewcontent/lusk_watkins.pdf

Paralichthys lethostigma (Southern Flounder) inhabits the continental shelf and estuarine waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the east coast of the North Atlantic, from peninsular Florida to Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. Between 30 May and 20 August 2012, we collected 15 juvenile (71-192 mm) South...