POLA KONSUMSI IKAN SEGAR OLEH RUMAH TANGGA DI KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG

pattern, and factors that influence the consumption in Bandar Lampung City. The data in this research were analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The locations and 54 respondents of this research were determined purposively, at Sukarame Village, Beringin Raya Village, and Panjang Utara Village, with the total respondents of 20, 19, and 15 households respectively. The results of this research showed that the average of daily fresh fish consumption in Bandar Lampung City was 26.61 grams protein per household. Fresh fish consumption pattern included the kind of the fish was freshwater catfish, the frequency of fresh fish consumption was 4.10-6.00 kg per month; and place to buy fresh fish was traditional markets. Factors that influence the fresh fish consumption in Bandar Lampung City were price of fresh fish, the number of household members and middle economy degree. Key words: consumption pattern, factors, fresh fish consumption

Taxonomy of Piscian Cestodes of Freshwater fish: A cladistic model of Morphotaxonomic Study of Rare Tapeworm from the Dehradun Region (U.K.), India

The current experimental study has been conducted to analyze cladistic taxonomic aspects of the piscian cestode parasites including its morphological characters. Freshwater fishes caught on the spot at selected sampling stations with the help of local fishermen and collected for tapeworm investigations. Freshwater catfish Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)[3] collected from Dehradun sampling stations and examined for tapeworm parasites as per experimental design. The collected fishes were brought to the Parasitology laboratory for experimental study and morphological as well as anatomical facts investigation. Parasites obtained from infected host fishes kept intact in 5% formalin for further investigation. Ten cestode (tapeworm) parasites were found from its infested Intestine. The morphological study of tapeworms indicates that parasitic diversity is accessible within the Ganga river at Dehradun (U.K.) region. Morphotaxonomic characterization reported as - H, butterfly flap shaped ovary, testes numerous and well developed, vitelline follicle - cortical and medullary. This study provides an overview of the piscian tapeworm parasites of some freshwater fishes inhabiting the Ganga river