Adult cestode infection of the marine teleost fish Saurida tumbil (Bloch)

Nature of infestations of Saurida tumbil by the adult cestodes Penetrocephalus ganapatii and Bothriocephalus indicus is presented. A detailed study of P. ganapatii infection has been carried out and the results regarding histopathological studies, incidence and intensity of infection, effect of infe...

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Published inActa ichthyologica et piscatoria Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 75 - 97
Main Authors Radhakrishnan, S., Nair, N.B., Balasubramanian, N.K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 30.06.1983
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Marine
Saurida tumbil
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Summary:Nature of infestations of Saurida tumbil by the adult cestodes Penetrocephalus ganapatii and Bothriocephalus indicus is presented. A detailed study of P. ganapatii infection has been carried out and the results regarding histopathological studies, incidence and intensity of infection, effect of infection on body weight, liver weight, hepato-somatic index, peripheral blood and proximate composition of liver and white muscle are presented. The incidence and intensity of infection vary significantly with season and with growth of the fish. Histopathological changes indicate that the infected fish become anaemic. B. indicus exclusively occurs in fish infected with P. ganapatii .
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ISSN:0137-1592
1734-1515
DOI:10.3750/AIP1983.13.1.05