| bioaccumulation of stentorin, the probable causative agent for discolored ("purple") eggs and ovaries in blue catfish (ictalurus furcatus) from eufaula lake, oklahoma, usa. | observations of reddish to "purple" discolored eggs in the ovaries of adult female blue catfish (ictalurus furcatus) from the northern arm of eufaula lake, a eutrophic multiuse impoundment in east-central oklahoma, were first reported in 2006. blue catfish eggs are normally cream to light yellow. reports peaked in 2007-2008 and declined through 2009-2010; purple eggs have not been reported between 2010 and 2014. in the laboratory, all tissues and fluids of affected fish were strongly orange-red ... | 2015 | 26230836 |