Haematology of air breathing mud eel, Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) of Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts of Bangladesh

Abstract

Haematological profile of air breathing mud eel, Monopterus cuchia
(Hamilton) from Mymensinghh and Kishoreganj were determined in the present
study. Erythrocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils and
platelet were evaluated. Significantly higher (p < 0.05) haemoglobin (Hb)
concentration was found in air breathing mud eel of Kishoreganj than that of
Mymensinghh area. The haematocrit (HCT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR), total red blood cells (TRBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean
corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
(MCHC), total white blood cells (TWBC), lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes,
eosinophils did not show any significant difference. Findings of the present
study showed little variation of haematological profile in air breathing mud eel
sampled from Mymensinghh and Kishoreganj.