Anatomical and Histological Structure of Black Pomfret Fish Kidney (Formio niger)

Abstract

Black pomfret is one of the many fish species found in the southern sea. Pomfret has high economic value and is an active swimmer that has fast growth rate, resistant to disease, and easy to maintain. The purpose of this research was to know the structure of anatomy and histology of black pomfret’s kidney. Histological slides were made using paraffin method and stain with Hematoxylin-Eosin. The results showed that kidney of black pomfret have a soft texture, and the colour is red degradation brown. Histologically, the kidney is found a glomerolous, tubules and lymphoid tissues.