Preliminary Observations of the Effect of Eimeria funduli (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) on the Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis and Its Potential Impact on the Killifish Bait Industry

1 January 1981

journal article
Published by University of Southern Mississippi in Gulf Research Reports

Vol. 7, 87-88
https://doi.org/10.18785/grr.0701.13

Abstract

Liver infections of Eimeria funduli, a pathogenic coccidium, greatly affected growth of Fundulus grandis (Gulf killifish) maintained in an aquaculture facility for 55 days. At termination of the experiment, average weight gained by uninfected killifish was 877.5% compared to 308.0% in diseased fish. There appeared to be no correlation between mortality and disease in this study.

Keywords

FISH
AQUACULTURE
TERMINATION
EIMERIA
BAIT
EIMERIIDAE
COCCIDIUM
UNINFECTED
GREATLY
FUNDULI

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