Amoebic gill disease due to Paramoeba perurans in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

• Published in: Aquaculture
• Main Authors: Karlsbakk, Egil, Olsen, Anne Berit, Einen, Ann-Cathrine B., Mo, Tor Atle, Fiksdal, Ingrid U., Aase, Hans, Kalgraff, Cathrine, Skår, Sjur-Åge, Hansen, Haakon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Fish health: 923; Ballan; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/109065; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.07.007

Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) is cultured for the use as cleaner fish in Atlantic salmon farms. A low level of mortality was experienced in ballan wrasse broodstock tanks during spawning. Examined moribund and clinically healthy fish showed patchy gill lesions characteristic of amoebic gill diseas...