Parasite diversity of Osteoglossum Bicirrhosum, an Osteoglossidae fish from Amazon.

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Author(s): RODRIGUES, M. de N. G.; DIAS, M. K. R.; MARINHO, R. das G. B.; TAVARES-DIAS, M.

Summary: We investigated the ecological relationships between parasites and the host silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Cuvier, 1829 from Amazonian basin, in Brazil. A total of 1,570.539 parasites belonging to different taxa were found including Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Piscinoodinium pillulare (Protozoa), Gonocleithrum aruanae, Gonocleithrum planacrus, Gonocleithrum coenoideum (Monogenoidea) and Camallanus acaudatus (Nematoda); all had an aggregated dispersion.

Publication year: 2014

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Amapá

Keywords: Fator de condição, Fresh water fish, Parasite animal, Parasito de animal, Peixe de água doce, condition factor

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