Parasites of Some Freshwater Fish from Armand River, Chaharmahal va Bakhtyari Province, Iran

Background: The aim of this study was to detect the occurrence of parasites in fish in Armand River, Chaharmahal va Bakhtyari Province regarding the importance of native fish population in the river. Methods: The occurrence of parasites was investigated in 6 native fish (Capoeta capoeta, C. damas­ci...

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Published in:Iranian journal of parasitology 2012-03, Vol.7 (1)
Main Authors: M Raissy, M Ansari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Fish Parasites
Iran
Species
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Summary:Background: The aim of this study was to detect the occurrence of parasites in fish in Armand River, Chaharmahal va Bakhtyari Province regarding the importance of native fish population in the river. Methods: The occurrence of parasites was investigated in 6 native fish (Capoeta capoeta, C. damas­cina, C. aculeta, Barbus barbulus, B. grypus and Glyptothorax silviae) collected from the current main channel of the river from autumn 2009 to summer 2010. Results: 63.7 % of the studied fishes were infected with 19 parasite spe­cies including Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Myxobolus musayevi, Dactylogyrus lenkorani, D. graci­lis, D. pulcher, D. chramuli, D. akaraicus, D. skrjabiensis, two species of Gyrodactylus, Para­diplozoon sp., Lamproglena compacta, Copepodid of Lernaea cyprinacea, Ergasilus sp., Allocreadium isoporum, Allocreadium pseudaspii, Kawia sp., Bothriocephalus gowkongensis and Rhabdochona denudata. The infection rate was significantly higher (P
ISSN:1735-7020
2008-238X