• Dr.Niwrati Gangadharrao Popatwar
• Dr.Niwrati Gangadharrao Popatwar

Abstract The current study was conducted on fungal diseases of fresh water catfishes. Total 95 fish specimens were observed. Various parts of body of fishes were found infected and showed medical signs. The medical signs are uneven on different fish species. The fungi separated from infected areas on the fishes were cultured on different media including Malt Extract Agar (MEA), Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) was prepared. The agar plates were incubated at 28-32°c and fungal growth was observed after 5-8 days. The fungal colonies of white, black, grey, brown, green and orange colors were observed. The slides were made and stained with Lacto phenol cotton blue. Three different genera of fungi were recognized as Aspergillus, Saprolegnia and Penicillium. Aspergillus and penicillium were separate from Clarius batrachus and Wallago attu and Saprolegnia was separated from both Clarius batrachus and Mystus seenghala. All 03 species of catfishes show occurrence of fungal parasites, Clarius batrachus shows (57.89%) which was high, followed by Wallago attu (52.94%) and Mystus seenghala was found less affected (43.47%).

Fungal parasites, occurrence, Catfishes, Yeldari dam.

"Some Fungal Parasites of Freshwater Fishes From Yeldari Dam District Parbhani.(MH), Indian.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.123-127, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908956.pdf

"Some Fungal Parasites of Freshwater Fishes From Yeldari Dam District Parbhani.(MH), Indian.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp123-127, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908956.pdf