Roberts-Sweeney Helen E
Elma Animal Hospital PC, 3180 Transit Road, West Seneca, NY 14224, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2016 Sep;19(3):669-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2016.04.001.
Ornamental fish represent the largest and most diverse group of exotic animals kept as pets. The specific oral anatomy of each family or selected species has evolved to suit the natural environment, feeding behaviors, food or prey type, and location of the food/prey in the water column. The anatomy can change over the life of the animal, from fry to adult. The oral cavity of fish is susceptible to many problems including infectious and parasitic diseases, trauma, and neoplasia. Diagnosis may involve wet mount preparations of exfoliative cytology from the lesion, histopathology, and bacterial or fungal culture.
观赏鱼是作为宠物饲养的外来动物中数量最多、种类最丰富的群体。每个科或选定物种的特定口腔解剖结构已经进化，以适应自然环境、摄食行为、食物或猎物类型以及食物/猎物在水柱中的位置。这种解剖结构会随着动物从幼鱼到成鱼的生长过程而发生变化。鱼的口腔容易出现许多问题，包括传染病、寄生虫病、外伤和肿瘤。诊断可能涉及对病变部位进行脱落细胞学的湿片制备、组织病理学检查以及细菌或真菌培养。
