Main Ref: | 193 |
Disease type: | Fungal diseases |
Disease name: | Ichthyophonus Disease |
Other names: | Ichthyophoniasis; Systemic Mycosis |
Caus. agent: | Ichthyophonus hoferi |
Group: |
Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
Fish affected: | Clupeidae, Salmonidae, Cyprinidae | |
Symptoms: | Dark spots (1 mm) and boils on skin, knots on inner organs like in Mycobacteriosis. | |
Treatments: | Unknown. | |
Prophylaxis: | No feeding of raw fish. | |
Remarks: | Also ref. 45600. | |
Mortality and seasonality | ||
Mortality: | ||
Seasonality: |
picture (IchthyD0.gif) by Möller, H. |