Demography of helminth parasites in relation to biometic characteristics of Mastacembalus armatus
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The study was conducted to collect and identify helminth parasites of Mastacembalus armatus and also to determine the prevalence intensity and abundance of parasitic infection. 118 M. armatus, obtained from different sampling stations of Yamuna river between March 2008 to February 2009 were examined for endoparasitic helminth infections. Of these only 31 fishes were found infected. Four helminth species including one nematode (Ascaridia ganpatii), two cestodes (Polyonchobothrium armatii, Senga nayari) and one trematode (Eucreadium pandeyi)
were found in host fish. The over all monthly infestation of prevalence (0.29), intensity (3.28) and abundance (1.13) were recorded. The maximum infection was recorded in middle size range while very small and larger fishes showed lesser susceptibility to helminth parasites.
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Keywords
Abundance, Biometic of fish, Helminth parasites, Intensity, Mastacembalus armatus, Prevalence
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Khanum, H, Ferdows, J. and Farhana, R. (2008). Community of helminth parasites in Rita rita (Hamilton Buchanun). J. Biosci., 16 : 133-135.
Malhotra, S. K. and Chauhan, R.S. (1980). Statistical analysis of cestode infection in relation to some ecological aspects of hill-stream fishes in Garhwal Himalayas, India. Indian Journal of Helminthology, 32,(1): 43-52.
Malhotra, S. K. and Chauhan, R. S. (1984). Helminth infection in hill-stream fishes. Indian Journal of Parasitology, 8 (2) : 303-305.
Malhotra, S. K., Chauhan, R.S. and Kapoor, V. N. (1981). Statistical analysis of nematode infection in relation to some ecological aspects of hill-stream fishes in Garhwal Himalayas, India. J. Environ Res., II, I : 18-28.
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Ozer, A. O. and Ozturk, M. O. (2004). Prevalence and intensity of Gyrodactylus arcuatus Bychowsky, 1933 (Monogenea) infestations on the three-spined Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L., 1758. Turk J. Vet Anim Sci., 28 : 807-812.
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Reimchen, T.E. (1982). Incidence and intensity Cyathoccphalus truncates and Schistocephalus solidus infection in Gastrostius aculeatus. Can. J. Zool., 60 (5) : 1091-1095.
Shomorendra, M., Jha, A.N. and Kumar, P. (2005). Seasonal occurrence of helminth parasites in fishes of Loktak Lake, Manipur. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 25 (1) : 23-27.
Shomorendra, M. Jha, A. N. and Kumar, P. (2007). Effect of length of fish on the occurrence of helminth parasites. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 27(1) : 87-91.
Singh, A.R. (2006). Preliminary observation of seasonal influence in prevalence, mean intensity and relative density of flukes in fresh water fish, Clarias batrachus (Linn.) in relation to trematode infestation. Proc. Zool. Soc. India, 5 (1) : 31-34.
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Tasawar, Z., M. Arshad and M. Akhter, (2007). Observations on Lernaeid parasites of catla catla from a fish hatchery in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Pakistan Vet. J., 27(1): 17-19.
Timmons.T.J.,Schuler,R.J.JR. and Dubinis-Gray, L.F. (1992). Prevalence of Acetodextra amiuri (Trematoda: Cryptogonimidae) in channel cat fish Ictalurus punctatus from Kentucky lake, Kentucky-Tennessee. J. Hlminthol. Soc Wash., 59 (1) : 147-148.
Woo, P.T.K. (1995). Fish diseases and disorders. Ist Edn., Vol. 1. Protozoan and metazoan infections. C A B International, UK : 808.
Yamaguti, S. (1959). Systema Helminthum. 2. The Cestode of Vertebrates. Interscience Publishers. New York, pp. 769.
Yamaguti, S. (1961). Systema helminthum. The nematodes of vertebrates. Interscience Publishers. New York and London, Vol. III, Part I - II, 1-1261.
Yamaguti, S. (1971). Synopsis of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates. Keigaku publishing Co.,Tokio, 1:107.
Zaman, Z. Leong, T. S. and Hamida, K. A. (1986). Effects of length (equal age) of Clarias on the abundance of parasites. Bangladesh J. Zool., 14 (2) : 171-178.
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Demography of helminth parasites in relation to biometic characteristics of Mastacembalus armatus. (2012). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 4(1), 56-59. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v4i1.222
