Saprolegniasis of barbus sharpeyi, gunther (bunnei fish)‎ in Basrah Iraq

الملخص EN

Among 600 bunnei fishes transferred from Qurna marshes to fish ponds at Basrah University/Marine Science Center, 211 fishes were infected with saprolegniasis during the period from January to March,2005 constituting a percentage of infection of 35.1% which was diagnosed by its clinical features and by direct examination with 10% KOH solution and by culture.

The cultutred fungus was Saprolegnia parasitica.