MEBIN- Title
- Ectoparasites of Some Commercially Important Finfish Species of the Batticalo...
- Abstract
Fishes harbour many ecto and endo parasites which may affect their growth and survival rate. The species and number of parasites of a fish depends on the physiological condition of the host and its environment.
A survey of ectoparasites in commercially important finfish species in the Batticaloa lagoon was conducted in 1998. Trichodina sp was found on the gills of Etroplus suratensis as well as on Tachysurus sp with a prevalence of 25% and 35% respectively. An Ichthyopthirius sp wa...
- Publication Date
- June 6, 2017, 2:10 a.m.
- Keywords
- Tachysurus sp. , Batticaloa , Tilapia sp. , Etroplus suratensis , Lagoon and Estuaries Fish Fauna , Pertica filamentosa , Leognathus sp.
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- JS 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Raman S. and Vinobaba.1999. Ectoparasites of some commercially important finfish species of the Baticaloa lagoon. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aqu...
- Spatial Representation Type
- textual or tabular data is used to represent geographic data
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