Checklists of Fish Hosts of Species of  Neoechinorhynchus Stiles & Hassall, 1905  (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) Recorded in Iraq: Checklists of Fishes Infected with Neoechinorhynchus spp. in Iraq

Furhan T. Mhaisen; Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer

doi:10.58629/ijaq.v21i1.509

Authors

Furhan T. Mhaisen Tegnervägen 6B, Katrineholm 641 36, Sweden
Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer College of Education for Pure Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v21i1.509

Keywords:

Acanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchus, Fishes, Iraq

Abstract

A survey of 145 literature concerning the occurrence of the acanthocephalan genus Neoechinorhynchus parasitizing fishes of Iraq, indicated that there are 12 identified species of Neoechinorhynchus as well as some unidentified species of this genus infecting 34 fish species. The infections were distributed in fishes from Tigris, Euphrates and Shatt Al-Arab rivers and some of their tributaries, as well as in some lakes, marshes, depressions, drainage networks, many fishponds and floating cages in different parts of Iraq, in addition to marine territorial waters of the Arab Gulf. Among the infected fishes, the mugilid fish Planiliza abu was infected with the highest number of Neoechinorhynchus species (ten parasite species), followed by Silurus triostegus (five parasite species), while 17 fish species were infected with only one Neoechinorhynchus species each. Among such acanthocephalans, N. iraqensis was infecting a total of 25 different fish species, followed by N. rutili (16 fish species), while N. australis, N. macronucleatus and N. miniovalis were detected from one fish host species each.

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Author Biography

Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq

Biology

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