First record of two parasitic helminths from Cobia Rachycentron canadum (L.) (Carangiformes, Rachycentridae) from Iraqi marine waters
Mizher, J.A.; Ali, A.H. (2021). First record of two parasitic helminths from Cobia Rachycentron canadum (L.) (Carangiformes, Rachycentridae) from Iraqi marine waters. Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences 34(2): 133-146. https://dx.doi.org/10.37077/25200860.2021.34.2.11
In: Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences. University of Basrah: Iraq. ISSN 1814-5868, more
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Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
A total of 14 specimens of Cobia Rachycentron canadum (L.) were caught from Iraqi marine waters during the period from October 2019 till May 2020. Two parasitic helminths (One species each of nematode and acanthocephalan) were isolated from alimentary canal of the cobia. These are the adults of Iheringascaris inquies (Linton, 1901) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1980 and Serrasentis sagittifer Linton, 1889. The record of these worms, from this fish, is considered as the first record in Iraq. Adequate description of both I. inquies and adult S. sagittifer from cobia for the first time in the Arabian Gulf is given. |
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