Co-infestation of gills by different parasite groups in the mullet, Mugil platanus Günther, 1880 (Osteichthyes, Mugilidae): effects on relative condition factor

Brazilian Journal of Biology

M. J. T. Ranzani-paiva¹  A. T. Silva-souza¹ 

[1] ,Instituto de PescaSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: relative condition factor;    Mugil platanus;    co-infestation;    parasitism;    fator de condição relativo;    Mugil platanus;    co-infestação;    parasitismo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842004000400016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study involved 334 specimens of mullet, Mugil platanus, captured monthly in the estuarine region of Cananéia, São Paulo State, Brazil, from July 1988 to June 1989, and examined for the presence of gill parasites. Parasitological inspections revealed the occurrence of the following groups: Trichodina sp., Monogenoidea, Copepoda, and Hirudinea. Only four mullets were not parasitized. Total weight and total length of all 334 mullet specimens examined were used for adjusting the weight-length relationship curve and calculating the relative condition factor (Kn). The 118 specimens infested with monogenoideans on average had lower weights than expected (Kn < 1.0), and the 81 fish co-infested with Copepoda, Monogenoidea, and Trichodina sp. showed a Kn < 1.0. The other infested and non-infested mullets had a Kn > 1.0. It was possible to infer that gill infestation with monogenoideans alters mullet weight, especially in the presence of co-infestation with Trichodina sp. and copepods.

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