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Study on Health Condition of A Catfish (Mystus Vittatus) in Fish Markets of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Authors(5) :-Kongchain Marma, Shyamal Kumar Paul, Gias Uddin Ahmed, Ahasan Habib , M. Golam Mustafa

Diseases were investigated through clinical and histopathological observation of a catfish (Mystus vittatus) collected from three fish market of Mymensingh town and adjacent areas for a period of six months. Clinically, it was observed that Mystus vittatus  were more affected showing scale loss, red spots, deep dermal ulcer in the months of December and January observed in Sankipara Railway Crossing and Gollpukurpar fish markets. The fishes showed no apparent disease symptom during October to November and February to March. Histopathologically, marked necrosis, pyknosis, haemorrhage and fungal granuloma were observed in skin and muscle. Gills of fishes from Sankipara Railway Crossing and Gollpukurpar markets were found to contain monogenetic trematode, hypertrophy, clubbing and pyknosis in December and January. Fish kidney and liver displayed fungal granuloma, necrosis, haemorrhage and vacuoles from Gollpukurpar market and Sankipara Railway market. The concerned species were found more affected by pathogen in Gollpukurpar and Sankipara Railway Crossing market than observed in the Kamal Ranjit market by during the months of December and January.

Authors and Affiliations

Kongchain Marma
Laboratory of Fish Disease, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Shyamal Kumar Paul
Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, Bangladesh
Gias Uddin Ahmed
Laboratory of Fish Disease, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Ahasan Habib
Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, Bangladesh
M. Golam Mustafa
Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, Bangladesh

Fish Disease, Mystus Vittatus, Fish Market, Histopathology, Bangladesh

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Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 5 | September-October 2016
Date of Publication : 2016-10-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 141-146
Manuscript Number : IJSRSET162531
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099

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Kongchain Marma, Shyamal Kumar Paul, Gias Uddin Ahmed, Ahasan Habib , M. Golam Mustafa, " Study on Health Condition of A Catfish (Mystus Vittatus) in Fish Markets of Mymensingh, Bangladesh, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 2, Issue 5, pp.141-146, September-October-2016.
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