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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

peduncle disease  

DEFINITION

  • Peduncle disease is a chronic disease of fish, that occurs more often in cold water fishes and may be reported among warm-water fishes. Disease caused by Flavobacterium psychophilum or Cytophaga psychophila and characterized by tissue necrosis of tissue at the base of the caudal fin (the caudal peduncle). (en)

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ENTRY TERMS

  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    cold water diseases (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_c066e72d

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