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- Title
Occurrence of isopods ectoparasites in marine fish on the Cotegipe Bay, north-eastern Brazil.
- Authors
De Carvalho-Souza, Gustavo Freire; De Souza Neto, Jonas Rodrigues; Aleluia, Fabrício Tourinho; Nascimento, Itaquaracy Araújo; Browne-Ribeiro, Henrique; Santos, Rodrigo Cerqueira; Tino Co, Moacir Santos
- Abstract
The parasite-host interactions among two isopod species Cymothoa spinipalpa and Rocinela signata and five marine fish species, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, Caranx crysos, Oligoplites saliens, Lutjanus synagris and Trichiurus lepturus, are described here and registered for the first time on the coast of Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Based on samples using different fishing techniques in different seasons from 2006 to 2009, discussions of the ecological and clinical association of these interactions are presented in this paper. Most fish species showed high prevalence indices associated with a high abundance of host fish.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ISOPODA; PARASITES; FISH reproduction; MARINE fishes; FISH behavior; MARINE animal physiology; ATLANTIC cutlassfish; AQUATIC animals; BAYS; REPRODUCTION
- Publication
Marine Biodiversity Records, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1755-2672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1755267209990844