Captive Hemigymnus melapterus exposed to large numbers of cultured juvenile parasitic isopods ( Gnathia sp.) had significantly lower haematocrit (median 27·62% ± 5·83% inter‐quartile range) than uninfected, control fish (median 32·73% ± 4·90%). This study is the first to show that juvenile Gnathia sp. reduce total blood volume in H. melapterus . The low haematocrit in infected fish was most likely due to plasma replacing erythrocytes lost as a result of isopods feeding on fish blood.
| Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publication Date | 2005-03-01 |
| Publication Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 860-864 |
| Document Type | Journal Article |
| Print ISSN | 0022-1112 |
| eISSN | 1095-8649 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00640.x |
| Subject | General Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science |
| NARA Access Coverage | 1997-01-01~Current |
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| Journal Homepage | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/10958649 |
| Publisher Page | Open Publisher Page |