Fish pox, or carp pox, is one of the oldest known diseases of fish, recorded as early as 1563. Fish pox is a chronic skin disease that occurs among several species of propagated cyprinids. It is also called carp pox,
VHS: a vesceroptropic disease of young fishes
An acute to chronic vesceroptropic disease of young (fingerling to yearling) rainbow trout at 100C or lower. Also in adult trouts and salmonids, but not usual. Etiology: VHSV (Viral Haemorrhagic Septicemia Virus) Viral characteristics: Bullet-shaped rhabdovirus, enveloped. Length- 180 nm,
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Vibriosis: an enzootic disease of fishes
Definition: Vibriosis is an enzootic disease of fish, recorded from all over the world. It is almost exclusively caused by halophilic vibrios of the species Vibrio anguillarum and rarely by Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It occurs among various fish species, predominantly in
Sylhet Hara, Erethistes jerdoni (Day, 1870)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Hara Species: H. jerdoni Synonym: Hara jerdoni Day, 1870 Common/local names English name: Sylhet Hara Bangladesh: Kutakanti (কাটাকুন্তি) Distributions: Bangladesh and India (Talwar and
Paradise threadfin, Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Polynemidae (Threadfins) Genus: Polynemus Species: P. paradiseus Synonyms Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829 Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822 Common/local names English: Paradise
Fourfinger threadfin, Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Polynemidae (Threadfins) Genus: Eleutheronema Species: E. tetradactylum Synonyms Polynemus coecus Macleay, 1878 Polynemus teria Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus tetradactylus Shaw, 1804 Common/local names English: Fourfinger threadfin Bangladesh: Tailla (তাইল্ল্যা)