Some parasites of the yellow-finned sea bream Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) in the Iraqi marine waters

Salem A.M. Al-Daraji; Majid A. A.Bannai; Abbas A.K. Abbas

doi:10.58629/ijaq.v7i2.249

Some parasites of the yellow-finned sea bream Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) in the Iraqi marine waters

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Salem A.M. Al-Daraji University of Basrah, Marine Science Center
Majid A. A.Bannai University of Basrah, Marine Science Center
Abbas A.K. Abbas College of Education, University of Basrah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v7i2.249

Abstract

A total of 34 fishes, belonging to the yellow-finned sea bream Acanthopagrus latus were collected, in April 2008 from Khor Abdullah northwest Arabian Gulf, by using trawler net. Fishes were surveyed for parasites. The study revealed the presence of two species of parasites the first one is a monogenetic trematode, Polylabris mamaevi and the second is a digenetic trematode, Paradiscogaster farooqii. The detection of P. farooqii in the present study represents its first record in the fishes of the Iraq.

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Author Biographies

Salem A.M. Al-Daraji, University of Basrah, Marine Science Center

Department of Marine Vertebrates

Majid A. A.Bannai, University of Basrah, Marine Science Center

Department of Marine Vertebrates

Abbas A.K. Abbas, College of Education, University of Basrah

Department of Biology,

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Published

14-03-2022

How to Cite

Al-Daraji, S. A., A.Bannai, M. A., & Abbas, A. A. (2022). Some parasites of the yellow-finned sea bream Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) in the Iraqi marine waters. Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture, 7(2), 115–122. https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v7i2.249