Diseases and parasites of laboratory reared and wild population of banded pearl spot Etroplus suratensis (Cichlidae) in Goa

Authors
Rattan, P Parulekar, AH
Citation
P. Rattan et Ah. Parulekar, Diseases and parasites of laboratory reared and wild population of banded pearl spot Etroplus suratensis (Cichlidae) in Goa, I J MAR SCI, 27(3-4), 1998, pp. 407-410
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCES
ISSN journal
03795136 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
407 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5136(199809/12)27:3-4<407:DAPOLR>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Banded Pearl spot Etroplus suratensis, the inhabitant of coastal backwaters and lagoons is one among the few finfish species identified for brackishwa ter farming. Common diseases and parasites from the wild population of Goa and from the laboratory reared fish are described. The study revealed that the fin-rot disease and Ancyrocephalus sp. infestation can lead to heavy lo sses in confined systems.