Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis (Fouget, 1878) Infection in Telescope Goldfish (Carassius Auratus) Culture

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the cause of sudden death in telescope gold fish (Carassius auratus) raised in an aquarium farm in Mersin between May-July 2021. In order to determine the cause of these sudden deaths, samples were taken from the skin and fin tissues of the fish and it was determined that the cause of death was caused by the parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora: Ichthyophthiriidae). In addition, the morphological features of the parasite and its symptoms in fish were determined.

Keywords

• Telescope Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
• Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
• symptoms
• mortality

Teleskop (Carassius Auratus) Balığında Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis (Fouget, 1876) Enfeksiyonu

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Mayıs-Temmuz 2021 tarihleri arasında Mersin’de bir akvaryum çiftliğinde yetiştirilen teleskop balıklarında (Carassius auratus) ani ölümlerin nedeninin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Balıkların bu ani ölümlerin nedeninin belirlenmesi için deri ve yüzgeç dokularından örnek alınmış ve ölüm nedeninin Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora: Ichthyophthiriidae) parazitinden kaynaklandığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca parazitin morfolojik özellikleri ve balıklardaki semptomları belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Teleskop balığı
• Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
• Semptom
• Mortalite

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