Heteropneustes fossilis Diseases
MainRef: Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002  
Disease name: Macvicaria Infestation 2 Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)  
Country: Bangladesh   Year: 1992
Locality: Dhaka  
Diseases occurred in: eggs fry females in the wild
  larvae juveniles males  in culture
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Remarks: Infestation commonly occurs in the intestine and stomach. Besides 1992 (Akhtar et al.), the infestation was also reported in the same year by Khanum and Begum in Dhaka and 1997 (Ahmed and Ezaz) with no specific locality cited.  
 
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