MEBIN- Title
- Ecto and endo parasites of fin fishes from two locations of the Baticaloa Lagoon
- Abstract
The parasite fauna of some economically important fish caught at two locations in the Baticaloa lagoon was investigated in their natural habitat; location 1 is Koddai kallar, near bar mouth, and location 2 is in Thuraineelavanai. The infection levels of the two localities were surveyed for a period of two years from 2001 to 2003. The main aim of this study is to provide information about the population density of the parasites and its variation with periods which may assist aquaculture dev...
- Publication Date
- June 6, 2017, 3:34 a.m.
- Keywords
- Gerres abbreviates , Malabarotrema India , Ergasilus parvitagum , Tachysurus sp. , Etroplus maculatus , Puntius dorsalis , Procamellanus lonis , Posthodiplostomum , Lagoon and Estuaries Fish Fauna , Ophiocephalous striatus , Batticaloa , Etroplus suratensis , Mugil cephalus , Oreochromis mossambicus , Pleuronectos , Chanos chanos , Ceylonnotrema colombensis , Dermoergasilus amplectens , Calgus curtus , Gyrodactylus anguillae , Pertica filamentosa , Ambassis commersoni , Ompok bimaculatus , Therapan jarbua
- 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
Sujaraini V. and Vinobaba P. 2007. Ecto and endo parasites of fin fishes from two locations of the Baticaloa lagoon. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and ...
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