Agar is a valuable colloid extracted from red algae since ancient times in Japan. Its annual market is about US $140 million (H Porse, Skensved,...

Mytilus galloprovincialis is a species of mussel, native to the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, which is an important commercial fishery species...

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix is a freshwater fish belonging to the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae (carp). It feeds by filter-feeding of...

Morphology. Body length 0.328- 0.388 mm, width 0.081 mm. Hamulus length 35-41 µm with 14 marginal hooklets.Microhabitat. Gills.Life cycle. Eggs...

SystematicsThe first description of the etiologic agent of white spot disease was by Hilgendorf and Paulicki in 1869 (Stiles, 1894). They described...

The grass carp or white amur, Ctenopharyngodon idella, is a freshwater fish belonging to the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, which is...

The turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, is a relatively large flatfish native to the northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. It has often...

Catla catla is a carp species that is widely cultured in India, and to a lesser extent in a few other countries. It is popularly cultured along with...