Diario del proyecto Black Spot Syndrome in Reef Fishes

14 de junio de 2023

How to Look for Black Spot Syndrome

When looking for BSS, be on the look out for reef fishes with abnormal black spots. The spots are usually found on the fins and skin of infected fish. Spots can be easily identified on ocean surgeonfish thanks to their pale color (see project cover image). It can sometimes be difficult to differentiate between a BSS spot and debris/scarring, but usually black spots will be circular, dark in color, and will be inconsistent with any typical patterns.

Please remember that while uploads of infected fish are extremely valuable, it is also crucial to upload images of non-infected fish so that there can be a wide array of positive (infected) and negative (non-infected) data!

Publicado el junio 14, 2023 03:21 TARDE por mackenzie159 mackenzie159 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

07 de junio de 2023

Basic Information

Thank you for checking out our project! Black Spot Syndrome is commonly caused by a trematode parasite, Scaphanocephalus spp., which moves from marine snails to reef fish and ultimately to osprey, which consume the infected fish. Infections seem to be very prevalent in Bonaire and Curacao, but a complete spatial scale has yet to be determined.

If you would like to learn more about the disease and our research, please check out this article:
Kohl, Z. F., Calhoun, D. M., Elmer, F., Peachey, R. B. J., Leslie, K. L., Tkach, V. V., Kinsella, J. M. and P. T. J. Johnson (2019). Black-spot syndrome in Caribbean fishes linked to trematode parasite infection (Scaphanocephalus expansus). Coral Reefs 38: 917-930 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01819-3).

Publicado el junio 7, 2023 01:35 TARDE por mackenzie159 mackenzie159 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

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