The aim of this study was to detect the occurrence of parasites in Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio as the most important alien fish in Anzali international wetland. This undesirable fish was introduced accidentally to Iran with Chinese carp fries which imported to the country during the last decades and then acceded to Anzali wetland. Today this fish has significant stocks in Anzali wetland bu...

To investigate germline development and germ cell specification, we identified a Dazl homolog (CagDazl) from gynogenetic gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Its cDNA sequence and BAC clone sequence analyses revealed the genomic organization conservation and conserved synteny of the Dazl family members and their neighborhood genes among vertebrates, especially in fish. Moreover, a polyclonal...

To evaluate the effects of anesthesia with different concentrations of clove extract (0, 50, 200, 400 and 600 mg) on sperm function and some hematological parameters in Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782), 30 mature male were examined. In this purpose, sperm motility traits and some hematological parameters ( Red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin concentration (Hb), hematocrit (PCV)...

Silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) is a unique triploid bisexual species that can reproduce by gynogenesis. As all other gynogenetic animals, it keeps its chromosome integrity by inhibiting the ®rst meiosis division (no extrusion of the ®rst pole body). To understand the molecular events governing this reproduction mode, suppression subtractive hybridization was used to identify th...

During a survey on the myxosporean fauna of gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio (Bloch) in China, a species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 that did not conform to any known species was found. The species is characterised by the presence of round to ellipsoidal plasmodia of 2.6-4.0 mm in diameter in the palate of host. Mature spores are obovate in frontal view and lemon-shaped in lateral view, wit...