A survey of parasitic fauna in Capoeta capoeta, Leuciscus cephalus, Alburnoides bipunctatus and Carassius carassius in Babol rud River

Subject Areas : New Technologies in Aquaculture Development

Received: 2021-02-13 Accepted : 2021-02-13 Published : 2015-05-22

Keywords: Keywords: Babolroad, Intensity of infection, Parasitic fauna, Osteichthyses,

Abstract :

Abstract The Babol rud River is in south of Caspian Sea basin. The Dominant fish in the river are consisting of Leuciscus cephalus, Alburnoides bipunctatus, Carassius carassius and Capoeta capoeta. The sampling of parasitic fauna in Babol rod River fishes was achieved from 172 fish from autumn 2010 till summer 2011 during four seasons. Sampling were carried out by electro shocker from four stations and investigated by binocular microscopic: skin, brunch, intestine, fin and eyes were tested and 12 species were detected: 2 species of Trichodina sp, 1 Myxobolus .sp, 1 Butoriosephaluch gowkongensis, 1 Allocreadium isoporum, 1 Rhabdochona denudata and 6 parasites species containing 3 Gyrodactylus sp, 2 Dactylogyrus formosus and Dactylogyrus lenkorani and 1 Paradiplozoon sp and 2 Butoriosephaluch gowkongensis and Paradiplozoon sp were detected from intestine and skin in A. bipunctatus and  L. cephalus as multi-host parasite and from Allocreadium isoporum intestine with infection intensity 4 and 8% in C.carassius.