Relationship between body size and habitat complexity preference in age-0 and -1 year winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Pappal ◽  
R. A. Rountree ◽  
D. G. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Habitat Complexity ◽  
Winter Flounder ◽  
Pseudopleuronectes Americanus ◽  
Complexity Preference

The Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) in Long Pond, Conception Bay, Newfoundland

1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1153-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. Kennedy ◽  
D. H. Steele
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Winter Flounder ◽  
Pseudopleuronectes Americanus ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Fish Remains ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Conception Bay

Monthly samples of winter flounder taken in Long Pond from November 1962 to October 1963 indicated that the flounder moved into deeper water (7–10 m) during the summer and returned to shallow water (1–2 m) from September to June. These movements corresponded to the end of the spawning season and the ripening of the gonads respectively. Spawning occurred from March until early June, most of it in May and early June. Most males were mature at age 6 and most females at age 7. Fifty percent of the males and females were mature at 21 and 25 cm respectively. The growth rates of the males and females were similar until the age of 8, after which the females apparently outgrew the males. Early growth and fecundity were similar to those reported for other areas. No feeding took place in December or January but the flounder fed in March and continued to feed throughout the summer; food intake decreased in the fall. They were omnivorous and the type of food eaten varied with the locality. Polychaetes, plant material, and molluscs were the most common food items throughout the year. Capelin eggs and fish remains were found only during a few months of the year but were eaten in great quantities.

scholarly journals Effect of sediment, salinity, and velocity on the behavior of juvenile winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 101 (10) ◽  
pp. 1483-1492
Author(s):  
Tamara Provencher ◽  
Frédéric Olivier ◽  
Réjean Tremblay ◽  
Céline Audet
Keyword(s):  
Winter Flounder ◽  
Pseudopleuronectes Americanus
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