Trophic interactions in a lowland river fish community invaded by European barbel Barbus barbus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)

Intestinal helminths of Italian barbel, Barbus tyberinus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from the Tiber River and first report of Acanthocephalus clavula (Acanthocephala) in the genus Barbus.

Cattedra di Parassitologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Biologia Cellulare, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Roma, Italy; Laboratorio di Ecologia Sperimentale ed Acquacoltura, Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via Cracovia, 00133 Roma, Italy; School of Biological Sciences, University of Exeter, Hatherly Laboratories, Prince of Wales Road...

Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution

The aim of this study was to analyze 16 trace elements (Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn) in different barbel (Barbus barbus) tissues and to detect the presence of genotoxic effects in erythrocytes with the alkaline comet assay. Barbel specimens were collected in the Danube river near Belgrade, Serbia, where the discharge of untreated communal and industrial was...

Phylogeography of the barbel (Barbus barbus, Linnaeus 1758) in the area of Lake Constance

OXIDATIVE STRESS RESPONSES AND HISTOLOGICAL HEPATIC ALTERATIONS IN BARBEL, Barbus bocagei, FROM VIZELA RIVER, PORTUGAL

Barbel (Barbus bocagei) a common species in Portuguese rivers was studied to assess the impact of water contamination on hepatic oxidative stress response, lipid peroxidation and histology. The Vizela River is a tributary of the Ave River, located in one of the most industrialized areas of Portugal. The oxidative stress biomarkers analyzed included superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione S-...

Endohelminth fauna of barbel Barbus barbus (L. 1758) in the Serbian section of the Danube River, with dominance of acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laeavis

Infection of the barbel Barbus barbus (L. 1758) with endohelminths was observed in fish collected from eight localities in the Serbian part of the Danube River between September 2004 2009. Temporal variations in the number of parasites per fish sample were noted. A total of 194 fish specimens of different age, mostly males, were examined. The most prevalent parasitic species was the acanthoceph...