Infection of the cat fish (Silurus glanis) with Proteocephalus osculatus and Siluritaenia siluri in Aras Dam

Abstract

To investigate and identify the helminthes parasites in the digestive tract of the catfish in Aras Dam in the spring of 2011, 50 catfish were caught measuring 0.5 to 4.5 kg and 50 to 120 cm from this dam. Their Gastrointestinal tracts were then removed and placed in plastic containers containing 10% formalin and transferred to Fisheries Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz. The helminthes parasites were isolated, stained and identified and their species were determined. During this survey of 50 catfish caught from Aras Dam, 145 Proteocephalus osculatus and 88 Siluritaenia silurus parasites was isolated and identified. The infection rate of these two parasites of catfish was 100%. This is the first report of these two parasites of catfish from Aras Dam.

Keywords

• Proteocephalus osculatus
• Siluritaenia siluri
• cat fish
• Aras Dam