Larvae of Contracaecum sp. among inshore fish species of southwestern Australia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

T. Wong¹  A. J. Lymbery¹  M. A. Munshi¹  R. G. Doupé¹ 

关键词: Nematodes;    Inshore fish;    Anisakidae;    Contracaecum;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao051157

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Larval nematode infections were investigated in 236 fish from 17 estuarine and near-shore species in southwestern Australia. Larvae of the genus Contracaecum were found in 4 species of fish (Acanthopagrus butcheri, Sillaginodespunctata, Mugil cephalus and Aldrichetta forsteri). The prevalence and intensity of infection was highest in the 2 species of mullet: 81% infected and 9.8 ± 1.5 larvae fish^-1 for M. cephalus; 100% and 12.7 ± 3.7 larvaefish^-1 for A. forsteri. There was no evidence of post-mortem migration of worms from the visceral organs to the musculature of the fish.

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