Parachanna obscura, the African snakehead fish, were randomly selected and subjected to parasitologic investigations. A total of three hundred and forty specimens were monthly obtained over a period of one year. Helminth infections was observed to have a prevalence of 5.9% which accounts for twenty of the specimens to be infected with gastrointestinal helminth parasites. Parachanna obscura harb...

The prevalence of fish parasites in Bagrus bayad and Protopterus annectens from Upper River Benue Mutum Biu, Taraba State, Nigeria was carried out using standard parasitological method. objectives this study were to investigate the parasite species spectrum, each species, overall prevalence, infection relation size sexes induced by on/in their body parts, with view providing relevant informatio...

Aims: The current study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of intestinal helminths in freshwater fishes. 
 Study Design: a survey done establish type parasite found fish rivers.
 Place Duration Study: samples were collected from Amansea Ebenebe Rivers November 2021 January 2022.
 Methodology: Intestinal parasites three (3) species commonly these rivers (P...

The catfish species Sciades proops inhabits muddy estuaries and shallow brackish lagoons, as well as freshwater. For these reasons, it is believed that this species may act as an intermediate, definitive and paratenic host in the life cycle of many parasites. From November 2010 to November 2011 and from August 2012 to July 2013, a total of 126 specimens of Sciades proops from the estuarine regi...