Sri Lanka is home to a total of 111 ornamental fish species living in fresh, brackish and marine water habitats, which makes the country one of the most sought-after aquarium fish exporter destinations to the world. The ornamental fish industry in Sri Lanka has a history of nearly 100 years...
(1994) Association of Aeromonas hydrophila with epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) in freshwater fish in Sri Lanka. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 10, 204-208.Pathiratne, A., Widanapathirana, G.S., Chandrakanthi, W.H.S., 1994. Asso- ciation of Aeromonas hydrophila with Epizootic ...
Eight freshwater fish species are considered endangered and a further five, vulnerable. Three species are rare, 18 common and 13 abundant. All but two of the endangered species and all the vulnerable species are endemic in Sri Lanka. Nine species are each restricted to only one drainage basin,...
More recently some major contributions have been made to the systematics of Monogenea of freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka (Gussev 1963), India (Gussev 1976) and Malaysia (Lim 1979). The present account is a brief report on the Monogenea recorded from freshwater fishes in Sri Lanka. Page %P ...
Pathiratne A, Jayasinghe RPRK (2001) Environmental influence on the occurrence of epizootic syndrome (EUS) in freshwater fish in the Bellanwila-Attidiya wetlands, Sri Lanka. J Appl Icth 17(1):30-34Pathiratne A, Jayasinghe RPPK. Environmental influence on the occurrence of epizootic ...
Most vulnerable are crabs living in southeast Asia, which is also home to the greatest diversity of species. For example, 40 of 50 species living in Sri Lanka are threatened. Those species that live a semi-terrestrial life, breathing air, living inburrows18(地洞)and dividing their time betwee...
Thousands of fish also died in the Amazon rivers because of a lack of oxygen in the water. Many Amazon river dolphins are the color pink. They are found only in the rivers of South America, and they are among only a few kinds of freshwater dolphins still living in the world. Because...
Previous research has shown that freshwater edible fish imported into Australia are not compliant with Australian importation guidelines and as a result may be high risk for bacterial contamination. In the present study, the outer surface of imported freshwater fish were swabbed, cultured, confirmatory...
Cage aquaculture began in Ghana in the mid-2000s with the establishment of the first commercial farm on Lake Volta [1,2]. Fish farming in Ghana, however, started in 1953 with the conversion of irrigation reservoirs in the Northern region [3]. Currently, most fish farmers prefer Lake Volta...
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