in the present investigation a total of six parasite species, some eye-specific and others non-organ specific parasites were found in the eyes of 48 examined fish species, collected from fresh and brackish waters of iran during 2004-2006. ichthyophthirius multifiliis  was isolated from the external surface of the eyes of oncorhynchus mykiss, gyrodactylus stankovici from cyprinus carpio and lern...

some biochemical properties of silver carp surimi prepared by application of acid-alkali aided methods were investigated and compared to that of derived by conventional method. in terms of total protein solubility and recovery, lipid reduction, and total pigment extractability and myoglobin removal there was a significant (p

The effectiveness of chemical compounds for marking hard tissues in juvenile silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) is not well known. We analyzed the use alizarin complexone (ALC) as a fluorescent marker to mark various structures carp. Experimental fish (~2 months old) were randomly assigned either control or groups, which immersed 0 100 mg/L ALC solutions, respectively, 2 days. otoliths, ...