Hemlninth and Parasitic Arthropod Prevalence in Catfish Clarias batrachus (L.) from Ponds in Savar

Bangladesh Journal of Zoology

Hamida Khanum¹  Farjana Easmin¹  Rimi Farhana Zaman¹  Md Showket Hasan¹ 

[1] Department of Zoology, Parasitology branch, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000$$Department of Zoology, Parasitology branch, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000Department of Zoology, Parasitology branch, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000$$

关键词: Helminth;    Arthropods;    Parasites;    Clarias;    Catfish;   

DOI  :  10.3329/bjz.v43i2.27397

学科分类：动物科学

来源: Zoological Society of Bangladesh

【 摘 要 】

A total of 115 Clarias batrachus were investigated for parasitic infestation. Out of 1504 parasites recovered from Clarias batrachus , 761 (50.59%) were cestodes, 34(2.26%) trematodes, 58(3.85%) nematodes and 12(0.79%) crustaceans ectoparasite. Cestodes showed the highest prevalence (66.09%) and the collected parasites were Bovienia serialis , Caryophyllaeus laticeps , Balanotaenia bancroftii , Djombangia penetrans , O rientocreadium batrachoides, Orientocreadium clariae , Procamallanus slomei , Spirocamallanus olsenia and ectoparasite Lernaea cyprinacea . Among the 9 species of parasites, P. slomei (28.69%) showed the highest prevalence. The moderate prevalence showed by Bovienia serialis and S. olsenia (21.74), lowest by O. batrachoides (10.43%) and Lernaea cyprinacea (10.43). The overall prevalence and mean intensity of parasite infection were 82.61% and 15.83 respectively. The highest parasitic infestation was found (88.43%) in intestine. Cestodes B. serialis , B. bancroftii and D. penetrans were recovered from stomach and intestine. P. slomei were collected from three regions viz. oesophagus, stomach and intestine, while Lernaea cyprinacea from gill. Seasonally the highest prevalence (90%) and mean intensity (24.27%) was recorded during summer. Bangladesh J. Zool. 43 (2): 269-277, 2015

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