Piaractus mesopotamicus Diseases
MainRef: Moravec, F. 1998  
Disease name: Rondonia Infestation Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)  
Country: Brazil   Year:  
Locality: Parassununga  
Diseases occurred in: eggs fry females in the wild
  larvae juveniles males  in culture
Prevalence:    
Intensity: high   Mortality:    
Type of culture:     Water temp.:    
Remarks: The intensty of the infestation reached up to 9,532 nematodes in one fish from the reservoire of Sao Paulo (Martins and Urbinati 1993).  
 
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