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Endoparasites of seven fish species from Al-Hussainia creek, Karbala province, mid Iraq | ||
| Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 6, Volume 23, 2 (special Issue), 2010, Pages 139-146 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bagrs.2010.118385 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abid Ali J.J. Al-Saadi; Furhan T. Mhaisen; Hadi R. Hasan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Seven fish species (Aspius vorax, Barbus grypus, B. luteus, B. sharpeyi, Cyprinus carpio and Liza abu) belonging to two families(Cyprinidae and Mugilida), Karbala province,from Al-Husainia creek, Karbala province, mid Iraq, during the period from May 2005 till April 2006. These fishes were infected with seven endoparasitic species, which included one cestode (Polyoncobothrium magnum), two nematodes (larvae of Conntracaecum sp. and adults of Cucullanus cyprini), and four acanthocephalans (Neoechinorhynchus cristatus, N. iraqensis, N. rutili and Paulisentis fractus). Four fish species are considered a new hosts for three parasite species in Iraq. These included B. grypus, B. sharpeyi and L. abu for C. cyprini and A. vorax for both P. magnum and P. fractus. Among these fishes, L. abu harboured highest number of parasite species (six species) followed by A. vorax (five species), while both B. luteus and C. carpio were free for endopatrasites. This study represents the first account on the endoparasites of fishes of Al-Husainia creek. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Husainia creek; Iraq; Cestode; nematode; Acanthocephala | ||
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