Parasites of North Sea spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias L. (Selachiiformes, Squalidae)

Abstract

Forty five individuals of spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias L. from the North Sea were examined and found to contain l3 species of parasites out of which 1 cestode, 3 trematode, and 2 nematode species were revealed for the first time in dogfish. Five species proved typical of the Chondrichthyes, the remaining ones being typical teleost parasites.