Study of wild common carp's (Cyprinus carpio) abdominal cavity parasites in Guilan province, Iran

Subject Areas : Aquatic health and diseases

Babak Shoaibi Omrani ¹ , سهیل علینژاد ² , Hamid reza Rezaie ³

1 - College of veterinary medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 - Agricultural Education and Extension Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
3 - College of veterinary medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Received: 2024-08-09 Accepted : 2024-09-11 Published : 2024-09-20

Keywords: Common carp, Guilan province, Fish parasite, Abdominal cavity parasite,

Abstract :

In this research, the parasitic contamination status of wild common carp (Cyprinus capio) in Guilan province was studied. For this, sampling was conducted during the winter of 2021 from the cities of Astara, Hashtpar, Bandar Anzali, Rasht, Kalachay, and Kiasar. From each station, 8 freshly caught fish (same day) were collected in three weight ranges: two fish in the weight range of 0.5 to 1 kg, three fish in the weight range of 1 to 1.5 kg, and three fish weighing over 1.5 kg. The samples were transported under cool conditions to the Parasitology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch. After biometry and recording the characteristics, the abdominal cavity was examined, and the parasites Anisakis with a prevalence of 1.2%, Ligula with 18.75%, and Raphidascaris with 10.42% were observed. Samples containing more than one parasite species included Anisakis and Raphidascaris 1.2%, Ligula and Raphidascaris 12.5%, and Anisakis, Ligula, and Raphidascaris 1.2%. The cumulative infection rate was 47.97%. With the increase in weight, the cumulative infection rate also increased (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the cumulative infection rate between male and female fish (p>0.05). A significant difference was observed between different sampling areas and cumulative infection rate. Rasht and Anzali stations had the highest infection percentages (p<0.05).

 

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