The cytoplasmic microtubules of Antarctic fishes assemble from their tubulin subunits at physiological body temperatures in the range -2 to +2 degrees C. Our objective is to determine the structural features that enhance the assembly of Antarctic fish tubulins at low temperatures. Here we compare the structures of tubulin subunits from three Antarctic fishes (Notothenia gibberifrons, Notothenia...

cutaneous lesions in fishes due to viral, bacterial, parasitic, mechanical and chemical agents are very common, leading to severe infection and high mortality. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of long term bath of zinc sulfate (15 and 23 ppm), healing of cutaneous lesions caused by surgical incision in carps. in this study, 210 carps were disinfected by 3% salt solution fo...

Conservation of freshwater ecosystems for aesthetic, ethical, and utilitarian reasons is a top global conservation priority owing to the richness of freshwater biodiversity and the extent of threats against it (Dudgeon et al., 2006). For instance, on a per unit area basis, freshwaters contain the most diversity of fishes; some 10,000 species of freshwater fishes (c. 40% of Department of Zoology...

background: cirrhinus mrigala, one of the important fish widely consumed in india, was used for karyological observations and to evaluate the toxic effect of butachlor, an extensively used herbicide in rice fields in terms of chromosomal aberration test. methods: fishes were collected from “national fish seed farm” jyotisar with mean body weight of 20-50g. the experimental fishes were kept in t...

A total of 34 fishes, belonging to the yellow-finned sea bream Acanthopagrus latus were collected, in April 2008 from Khor Abdullah northwest Arabian Gulf, by using trawler net. Fishes surveyed for parasites. The study revealed presence two species parasites first one is a monogenetic trematode, Polylabris mamaevi and second digenetic Paradiscogaster farooqii. detection P. farooqii present repr...

this paper used the results of a research project entitled biodiversity of inland water fishes of iran which was carried out from 2005 to 2010. some 3500 fish specimens were obtained from different basins of iran by using electrofishing method, cast net, gill net and hook. using criteria such as size, shape and color, some of them are considered suitable to keep in aquarium. due to the results ...

The topography of the neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer of juvenile black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri changes during development. The region of high cell density the area centralis (AC), relocates from a temporal (central) to a dorsal (peripheral) position within the dorso-temporal retinal quadrant. To ascertain whether the differences in the position of the AC during development are ...

. The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of dual stressors cadmium (Cd) and Aeromonas hydrophila (AH) on pro-and antioxidant status in gills, kidneys and liver tissues of fishes, Catla catla treated with or without silver nano-particles. Significant elevation in the lipid peroxidation levels with a significant decrease in the activity levels of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutat...