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Lymphocystis in Indian Glassfish Chanda ranga Imported from Thailand to Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
Williams Ernest H.,
Grizzle John M.,
BunkleyWilliams Lucy
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(1996)008<0173:liigcr>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , veterinary medicine , zoology , medicine
Lymphocystis occurred in Indian glassfish Chanda ranga imported to Puerto Rico from Thailand. This is only the second report of lymphocystis in Indian glassfish and in the family Chandidae (or Ambassidae), but the disease appears to have become widespread in this species in the ornamental aquarium fish trade throughout the southeastern USA and the Caribbean. We report the first occurrence of Indian glassfish with lymphocystis in a region where the fish can survive in the wild. Lymphocystis is not known in Puerto Rican fresh‐water fishes, and the introduction of this disease should be avoided.