| MainRef: | Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 | ||
| Disease name: | Anchistrocephalus Disease Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) | ||
| Country: | Bangladesh | Year: | 1974 |
| Locality: | Chittagong | ||
| Diseases occurred in: | eggs | fry | females | in the wild |
| larvae | juveniles | males | in culture |
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| Intensity: | Mortality: | ||
| Type of culture: | Water temp.: | ||
| Remarks: | Infestation commonly occurs in the intestine and liver. Besides 1974 (Anon.), the infestation was also recorded in 1968 (Ali) but with no specific locality cited. The record from freshwater fishes of Bangladesh may involve a misidentification, the parasite Anchistrocephalus microcephalus is the only member of it's genus (Rudolphi, 1819) and a parasite of the ocean sunfish (Mola mola) (see Wardle and McLeod 1952). | ||
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