pesticides are used extensively in agricultural lands in northern provinces of iran which makes river ecosystems more vulnerable to pesticides pollution. this study was conducted in three river estuaries (babolrud, tajanrud and gorganrud), focusing mainly on the concentration levels of organophosphate pesticides (diazinon, malathion, azinphos-methyl) in the muscle tissue of golden mullet fish, ...

The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of p,p’-DDT and its metabolites (p,p’DDE and p,p’-DDD) and ã-HCH and PCBs in the muscle of gray mullet, Mugil cephalus collected from Cuddalore coast of Bay of Bengal during the period from June 2009 to January 2010. Polychlorinated hydrocarbons are convenient indicators of environmental pollution. The analyses were carried out using th...

Ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. poses health risks both to fish and humans. In this study, the presence of ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. was investigated in red mullet (Mullus barbatus barbatus) and surmullet (Mullus surmuletus), widely caught species in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. A total of 208 fish samples, provided from fishermen of Mersin province (Turkey) were studied. U...

This study examines features such as the population structure, growth and reproduction of the pearl mullet captured in the Lake Ercek. Between the dates January 2008 and January 2010 a total number of 527 individual were sampled through using trammel net and mesh size of 20,22 and 24 mm of fish net. The fork length, total and gonad weight, sex and fecundity of the pearl mullet which were captur...

Intestinal yeasts were isolated from 39 fish belonging to five different species of the Mugil genus. Among 42 isolates, 38 different strains belonging to 15 genera and 25 species were identified and characterized for adhesion to epitelial fish mucus, antagonistic properties against bacterial pathogens, production of enzymatic activity and biochemical properties.A great variability was found in ...

Fishborne zoonotic metacercariae have not been reported from brackish water and marine fish from Vietnam waters although these parasites are common in the country's freshwater fish. Both wild-caught and cultured grouper (Epinephelus coioides and Epinephelus bleekeri), and mullet (Mugil cephalus) from brackish and marine waters located in Khanh Hoa province in central coastal Vietnam were examin...

In Tunisia, mugilid and soleid fish species are among the most important resources of the Tunisian lagoons. These fish are of great economic value and they are highly valued for their flesh. Some species of mullet from Tunisian waters, especially Mugil cephalus and Liza ramada, have been found to be infected with several myxosporean species, all of which belonging to the genus Myxobolus Bütschl...