What magnifying power is necessary to perform biopsies on fish?

A magnifying lens will seldom yield a diagnosis of fish diseases, but a microscope of a modest power, for example, 40 x is sufficient for most diagnostic work. For some of the very smallest parasites, a combined power of 400x is required; in the specific case of Costia.
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