First Report on Infection of Argulus quadristriatus (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Branchiura) on Marine Fish Cobia in Brood Stock Pond Culture [2019]

• Main Authors: Rahul Subburaj, Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran, Arvind Arasu, M. Kailasam, S. Elangeshwaran, G. Prem Kumar, G Thiagarajan, Krishna Sukumaran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer India 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25792/1/First%20Report%20on%20Infection%20of%20Argulus%20quadristriatus%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25792/; https://doi.org/10.1007/S40009-018-0724-0

A total of 30 specimens of fish cobia Rachycentron canadum (Total Length = 45–120 cm, Weight = 3.0–25 kg) were stocked at the density of 1 kg/m³ in the polythene lined earthen pond. After 3 months of stocking, fish cobia was found with infection of ectoparasites. Then fishes were sampled at fortnigh...