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Prevalence of Copepod Ectoparasites of Mori Fish Cirrhinus mrigala


Author(s) : Masood Akhtar Salma Khurshid Zahida Tasawar, Akhtar Masood Salma Khurshid Zahida Tasawar, 
Publisher : N/A
Publication Date : 1999
ISSN : N/A
Abstract : One hundred and twenty mori fish, Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822), were examined over a period of one year, March 1998 to February 1999 at Govt. Fish Hatchery Mian Channu Punjab, Pakistan. The parasites recovered were Lernaea L. cyprinacea, L. Polymorpa, L. oryzophila, L lophiara and Lernaea sp. The overall prevalence was highest (43.33%) for L. cyprinacea and lowest for L. lophiara (4.16%). , One hundred and twenty mori fish, Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822), were examined over a period of one year, March 1998 to February 1999 at Govt. Fish Hatchery Mian Channu Punjab, Pakistan. The parasites recovered were Lernaea L. cyprinacea, L. Polymorpa, L. oryzophila, L lophiara and Lernaea sp. The overall prevalence was highest (43.33%) for L. cyprinacea and lowest for L. lophiara (4.16%).,