Incidence of Lernaea (Crustacea: Copepoda) parasitic in the Mashkid River Basin, Southeast of Iran

Mohammad Hashem Malekzehi; Hamid Reza Esmaeili; Halimeh Zareian; Zahra Farahani; Abdolrahim Pazira

International Journal of Aquatic Biology (Feb 2014)

Incidence of Lernaea (Crustacea: Copepoda) parasitic in the Mashkid River Basin, Southeast of Iran

Mohammad Hashem Malekzehi,
Hamid Reza Esmaeili,
Halimeh Zareian,
Zahra Farahani,
Abdolrahim Pazira

Affiliations

Mohammad Hashem Malekzehi: Islamic Azad University, Bushehr Branch, Bushehr, Iran.
Hamid Reza Esmaeili: Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454. Iran.
Halimeh Zareian: Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454. Iran.
Zahra Farahani: Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454. Iran.
Abdolrahim Pazira: Islamic Azad University, Bushehr Branch, Bushehr, Iran.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 9 – 13

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In the present investigation, Lernaea parasite was reported in the examined fish species, collected from the Mashkid River basin, Southeast of Iran in 2012 and 2013. Lernaea parasites were isolated from the external surface of eye, fins, operculum and body of the Bangana dero, Cyprinion microphthalmus, Gonorhynchus diplocheilus (Cyprinidae), Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae), Channa gachua (Channidae) in different water bodies. The highest infection was found in native fish, B. dero with nine parasites in single specimen. The exotic fishes were not infected.

Copepod, Mashkid River Basin, Native fishes

Published in International Journal of Aquatic Biology

ISSN: 2383-0956 (Print); 2322-5270 (Online)
Publisher: University of Tehran
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab

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