Not AvailableAn attempt was made to investigate the parasitic infection in wild Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer
along Bay of Bengal coast, India. Several numbers of fish caught from Kasimedu fishing harbour were
examined for the presence of parasites. In all the fish examined, gills were infected with a single species
of copepod, Lernanthropus latis Yamaguti (1954). The prevalence of this parasite in different fish ranged
from 2 to 24 parasites per host with a mean intensity of 9.7. The adult female parasites were found to
have oblong cephalothorax with egg-strings spreading throughout the gills. Parasitic infected gills had
pale discolouration and abnormal mucus secretion.Not Availabl
