Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition provides thorough, yet concise
descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive …

Species diversification has been extensively employed in Mediterranean mariculture
industry as a tool to relief the crisis resulting from market saturation and overproduction of …

Gnathiidae is a family of Isopoda, showing a distinct morphology and ecology. Species in
the family have ten walking legs compared to 14 for isopods in general. The life cycle of the …

Arthropod parasites of fish have been recorded since the time of Aristotle (300 BC). He
noted that parasitic isopods (almost certainly cymothoids) were common on the fins of fishes …

On coral reef systems,'client'fishes combat relentless ectoparasitic infections by engaging in
frequent mutualistic interactions with various 'cleaner'organisms. Clients are known to adjust …

Gnathiid isopods, common fish ectoparasites, can affect fish physiology, behaviour and
survival. Gnathiid juveniles emerge from the benthos to feed on fish blood. In the Caribbean …

Cymothoid isopods are parasites that have a biphasic life cycle comprised of free-swimming
micropredatory stages that eventually attach permanently to fishes, on which they change …

Because of their savoury meat, various species of sea bream are cultured worldwide.
Among Sparidae, the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata has been a favorite for …

The article reports on the histopathological response and death of the captive Hemigymnus
melapterus (H. melapterus) fish when exposed to Gnathia aureamaculosa (G …

Abstracts The importance of the role that parasites play in ecological communities is
becoming increasingly apparent. However much about their impact on hosts and thus …