This is the first report on the world that Pseudomonas psychrophila is a new etiological agent of disease in fish. A disease case occurred during the fall of 2017 in a rainbow trout farm in the north of Iran (Guilan province). Anorexia, lethargy and mortalities of 10% fish per week were observed in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss weighting 45-107g in three fresh water ponds of a farm on the n...

Any factor that upsets the hemostatic balance of existing body creates a condition called disease. Each group pathogens has specific symptoms in fish, other words, general, behavior and appearance sick fish is different from healthy fish. Dropsy one most ugly difficult diseases aquarium Almost all types can be infected with this disease, which unfortunately leads to death 99% cases. This diseas...

rinbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) is an important fish species in aquaculture. the bacterial disease caused the decline in the production of this fish. lactococcus garvieae is one of the most serious infectious agents that caused disease with economical losses in fish farms. streptococosis have signs similar to lactococcosis. therefore the definite diagnosis is sometimes complicated. in the la...

streptococcus iniae has emerged as an important fish pathogen over the last decade in farmed rainbow trout in iran. the main objective of this study was to evaluate the pathogenicity of s. iniae in poecilia reticulata . atotal of 60 apparently healthy p. reticulata were obtained from ornamental fish pet store and injected intraperitoneally with 1.5×10 6 cfu of bacteria. for 14 days after challe...

ichthyozoonotic mycobacterium spp. poses health risks both to fish and humans. in this study, the presence of ichthyozoonotic mycobacterium spp. was investigated in red mullet (mullus barbatus barbatus) and surmullet (mullus surmuletus), widely caught species in the mediterranean and the aegean sea. a total of 208 fish samples, provided from fishermen of mersin province (turkey) were studied. u...

Similar to other animals, fish can also suffer from different diseases. All fish carry pathogens and parasites. Disease is a prime agent affecting fish mortality, especially when fish are young. Pathogens which can cause fish diseases comprise: viral infections, bacterial infections, fungal infections, protozoan infections, water mould infection, etc. Fish are also exposed from different enviro...

Kinematics and critical swimming speed (Ucrit) of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini were measured in a Brett-type flume (635 l). Kinematic parameters were also measured in sharks swimming in a large pond for comparison with those of sharks swimming in the flume. Sharks in the flume exhibited a mean Ucrit of 65±11 cm s-1 (± s.d.) or 1.17±0.21 body lengths p...