Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
Zagros tooth-carp (Aphanius vladykovi) which belongs to cyprinodontidae family is one of the
most important native fish species of Iran. In this study which was conducted in summer
2015, a total of 50 individuals of A. vladykovi were caught from Shalamzar and Salm Lakes in
Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province and were examined for parasites. The results of this study
indicated that all the examined fish were infested by parasites. Different parasite species
including Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Ichthyobodo necator, Gyrodactylus sp., Allocreadium
isoporum and metacercaria of Ornithodiplostomum sp. were found in the examined fish.
Among them, the highest infestation rate belonged to Ornithodiplostomum sp. as 68 percent
of the studied fish were infested by this parasite. The infestation rate of Ornithodiplostomum
sp.in fishes from Shalamzar and Salm Lakes were 41.66 and 92.3 percent, respectively. The
results of this study indicated that Zagros tooth-carp fish is highly infested with different
parasite species affecting population of this fish.
Description:
Published
Keywords:
Ornithodiplostomum sp.
;
Aphanius vladykovi
;
Zagros tooth-carp
;
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
;
Ichthyobodo necator
;
Gyrodactylus sp.
;
Allocreadium isoporum
;
Fish parasites
;
Species
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Journal Contribution
,
Refereed
Format:
pp.159-163
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