Site-specific Parasitism of Crustaceans on the Black Pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Carangidae) from Indian Waters
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Ameri Kottarathil Helna [4] ; Panakkool Thamban Aneesh [5] ; Appukuttannair Biju Kumar [1] ; Susumu Ohtsuka [2] ; Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran [3]
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[1] University of Kerala
University of Kerala
India
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[2] Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
Malasia
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[3] Nagasaki University
Nagasaki University
Japón
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[4] Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Kannur, Kerala
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[5] Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS), Kerala
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- Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 40, Nº. 2, 2024, págs. 1019-1030
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
An extensive parasitic survey on the Black Pomfret Parastromateus niger (Bloch) (Carangidae) was carried out along the coastal waters of India. A total of 162 host fish (P. niger) were collected, in which 72.2% of the fish were infested with parasitic crustaceans. Six species of parasitic crustaceans were collected, including one species of cymothoid isopod Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783), and five species of copepods belonging to five different families such as Bomolochus megaceros Heller, 1865 (Bomolochidae), Lernaeenicus stromatei Gnanamuthu, 1953 (Pennellidae), Lernanthropus koenigii Steenstrup and Lütken, 1861 (Lernanthropidae), Synestius caliginus Steenstrup and Lütken, 1861 (Caligidae) and Thysanote appendiculata. (Steenstrup and Lütken, 1861) (Lernaeopodidae). Even though six species of parasitic crustaceans were recovered from the host fish, simultaneous multiple parasitism seldom occurred (only 10%). The prevalence, mean intensity, and mean abundance of each parasite were calculated. The taxonomic account, host, site, and niche-specific parasitization of each species, are discussed. The present study also reviewed and discussed the simultaneous multiple co-occurrence of parasitic crustaceans
