September 2014

Parasites of some fishes (Labeo rohita and Schizothorax niger) of Jammu and Kashmir in India

The present study has been carried out to find out the parasites of Schizothorax niger and Labeo rohita during different months of the year 2013 to 2014. Parasites belonging to two groups viz. ciliophoran (Chilodonella) and crustacean (Argulus) were recorded from 200 fishes of Rohu (L. rohita) and S. niger collected from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir. These two parasites belong to Ectoparasitic group and no other...

Author(s): Irfan-ur-Rauf Tak, Shoaib Ali Dar, M. Z. Chishti, Harpreet Kaur and Gowhar Hamid Dar