A report of epizootic ulcerative syndrom (EUS) In Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) from freshwater fisheries lake in Gondia district Maharashtra

Abstract

Bhandara and Gondia districts are popularly known as lakes district. Many of the water bodies being exploited for capture fisheries, contributing towards the livelihood of thousands of people; live around and depend on paddy and fish production. However occurrence of disease has become a primary problem to sustainable aquaculture production, thereby affecting the socioeconomic status of fishermen communities in the district. Different opportunistic bacterial pathogens and parasites causing a great deal of losses to the fish industry in terms of high mortality and therefore prevention of fish diseases are of paramount importance in terms of sustainable growth of aquaculture. The present investigation reveals the source of fish mortality due to the severe bacterial infestation of Aeromonas causing red spotted disease and death of fishes in the Kokna Jamidari Lake of the Kokna village.