Anesthesia for fish.
In fish, the most common purpose of anesthesia is to facilitate handling for physical examination and diagnostic sampling. Fish may also be transported to new locations more safely having been sedated. The author describes techniques of anesthesia in fish as well as the biologic characteristics of fish.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology