Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 26-31
Original Research Article
Behaviour and Gill Histological Changes Induced By Cypermethrin (25% EC) On Black Molly, Poecilia Latipinna
E.S. Sangeetha, S. Sangeetha, A. Anrose, S. Deepa Rani, P. Ranjitha
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
Nowadays, Aquatic pollution has become a global problem. Fishes are
sensitive to a wide variety of pesticide chemicals. The effect of Cypermethrin (25%
EC) pesticide on behaviour and histopathology of black molly, P. latipinna is studied.
The 96hr LC50 concentration is found as 0.035ppm. 1/10th of the concentration
0.0035ppm is used for this study. Decreased swimming activity, excessive secretions
of mucous around opercular region are observed in Cypermethrin exposed fishes. The
gill histopathological changes observed in at 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th and 16th day of
0.0035ppm exposure exhibited gill lamellae includes less affected and less damages
in the gill structures, curling and fusion and shortening of gill lamellae, severe
necrosis in primary and secondary gill lamellae, club shaped secondary gill lamellae.
Cypermethrin (25% EC) pesticide becomes toxic to the aquatic organisms even in
low concentration.