"ldentifikasi dan Prevalensi Ektoparasit pada lkan Mas (Cyprinus carpio) di Kolam Desa Pulau Banyak Kecamatan Tanjung Pura dan Kolam Medan SeJayang Kota Medan"

Abstract

There are many problems often found in the fish farming field which can reduce the productivity. One of those problems is caused by ectoparasites. Research on identification and prevalence of ectoparasites on carpfish in pond Pulau Banyak village of Tanjung Pura subdistrict and pond Medan Selayang at Medan City. Conducted at Quarantine Station, Quality Control, and Safety of Fishery Product Class I Medan II, Belawan on March to May 2017. Sampling was carried out one at random as many as 10 carpfish at each location. Samples of carpfish in part estimated attacked ectoparasites (gills, body mucus,fins mucus, and eyes mucus) by means of scrapping, and observed under a microscope. The results showed three types of ectoparasites namely, Dactylogyrus sp., Argulus sp., and Oodinium sp. and showed that the prevalence of ectoparasites on Cyprinus carpio is the highest in the pond Medan Selayang at Medan City is Dactylogyrus sp., (gill 50%), Argulus sp. (mucus of the body 30% and 10% mucus fin), Oodinium sp. (mucus fin 30%), whereas in an pond Pulau Banyak Village District of Tanjung PuraDactylogyrus sp. (gill 30%), Argulus sp. (mucus of the body 20%), Oodinium sp. (mucus fin 10%). In mucus of the eyes in Medan Selayang pond and Pulau Banyak Village pond no ectoparasite attack was found.