Saprolegniasis

Catalogue Type
Livestock, Poultry and Fish Diseases Catalogue
Scientific Name
Saprolegnia parasitica.
Family
Saprolegniaceae
Distinguishing Characters
Fish fungus appears as gray or white patches on the skin/gills.
They may become brown/green (later stage) as they trap sediment.
Normally establishes as small, focal infections that then spread rapidly over the body or gills.
Relatively superficial, cotton like growth on the skin or gills. 
Lesions grow surface of the skin, they usually do not penetrate deeply into muscle.
Exposure of jaw bones
Exfoliation of the skin followed by haemorrhage
Blindness
Category
Fishes
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