Publications by authors named "J Praveenraj"
Purpose: Henneguya sp. is a crucial myxosporean parasite known to cause milky flesh or tapioca disease in the freshwater fish population, leading to heavy mortality. Studies to investigate its host range and to monitor their prevalence in wild and aquacultured fish are necessary.
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- Piscinoodinium is a parasitic dinoflagellate that caused a significant outbreak in freshwater fish in the Andaman Islands, India, affecting both native and non-native species.
- The outbreak led to high mortality rates among various life stages of fish, including larvae and adults, with infected fish showing severe physical symptoms.
- Molecular analysis identified genetic differences in the strain of Piscinoodinium affecting local species compared to strains found in the USA and other parts of India.
Here, we report the first detection of lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV) in Indian glass fish in the Andaman Islands, India. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of whitish clusters of nodules on the fish's skin, fins, and eyes. The histopathology of the nodules revealed typical hypertrophied fibroblasts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBadis limaakumi, a new species of Badis from Nagaland, Northeast India is distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: a large (>60 mm SL) and slender body (23.228.0% of SL), presence of an opercular blotch at the base of the opercular spine, absence of blotches on the sides and fins, as well as on the cleithrum, and greater number of lateral-line scales.
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