This study compared the parasitic fauna on Nile tilapias kept with swine dejects and tilapia from fee fishing fed commercial ration. A total of 360 fish were analyzed from August 2003 to July 2004 in a facility situated in Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, Brazil. No significant difference was observed in both systems. The parasite fauna in both systems were slightly similar, with the presence of th...

as a part of a major ecological study of hanna wetland, semirum region, isfahan province, parasitic infestation of 3 native and one introduced fish species were investigated. a total of 120 fish specimens were collected by both cast net and a series of gillnets between fall and winter 2007, and spring and summer 2008. some of the observed parasites are reported for the first time as new host re...

Ninety-five eels from one marine and three freshwater localities in Iceland were examined for parasites. Twenty species were found, 12 from marine habitat, 12 from freshwater and 4 species were found in both habitats. These are: Eimeria anguillae, Chilodonella hexasticha, Trichodina fultoni, T. jadranica, Myxidium giardi, Myxobolus kotlani, two Zschokkella spp., Derogenes varicus, Deropristis i...

Las granjas pequeñas de tilapia contribuyen al desarrollo rural sostenible; sin embargo, los parásitos pueden afectar su productividad. El presente estudio determinó la prevalencia e intensidad tricodínidos y monogéneos en Guerrero, Oaxaca Chiapas. Se identificaron seis especies tricodínidos: Trichodina centrostrigeata, T. compacta, heterodentata, magna, nigra sp.; nueve monogéneos: Cichlidogyr...

Some Cyprinid fish species: Cyprinion macrostomum (Heckel, 1843), Capoeta umbla Chondrostoma regium and Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) living naturally in the Murat River, were investigated for Protozoan Crustacean parasite fauna their distribution. Fish samples collected from different stations between July 2017 - June 2019, examined Bingöl University Zoology Research Laboratory, data expl...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Epitheliocystis, caused by bacteria infecting gill epithelial cells in fish, is common among a large range of fish species in both fresh- and seawater. The aquaculture industry considers epitheliocystis an important problem. It affects the welfare of the fish and the resulting gill disease may lead to mortalities. In a culture facility in Kampala, Uganda, juveniles of ...