Journal of Fisheries International
ISSN: Online 1993-6025ISSN: Print 1817-3381
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Abstract
The main objective of this study was to determine the parasitic infections of aquarium fish in the North of Iran. Here, 360 apparently healthy ornamental fish from 6 species (each species 60 specimens) including: Guppy (Poecilia reticulate), gourami (Osphronemus gouramy), Swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii), Platy (Xiphophorus maculates), Brachydanio rerio and barbs (Barbus tetrazona) was obtained from a local ornamental fish farm in the North of Iran during 2012-2013. Each fish was inspected and examined by routine methods. The parasitical infection was studied by sampling from different organs. Among 360 investigated ornamental fish, 328 fish (91.1%) were infected by at least one parasite species. In this study, 5 different genus including: Ichthyophtirius multifilis, Dactylogyrus, Gyrodactylus, Tricodina and Capillaria sp. were collected from 6 species. Also, Capillaria sp. was reported as a first record from the abdominal cavity of O. gouramy in Iran.
How to cite this article:
Milad Adel, Fatemeh Ghasempour, Hamid Reza Azizi, Ahmad Reza Safian and Armin Abedian Amiri. Parasitic Fauna of Six Species of Ornamental Freshwater Fish Species from the North of Iran.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/jfish.2013.78.80
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1817-3381/jfish.2013.78.80