A new nematode species, Atractis vidali sp. n., is described from the intestine of cichlid fishes, Vieja intermedia (Günther) (type host) and Cichlasoma pearsei (Hubbs), from specimens collected in three localities in the Mexican states of Campeche (Santa Gertrudis Creek) and Chiapas (Cedros and Lacanjá Rivers). It differs from the only other atractid species reported in fishes of Mexico, Atrac...

a survey on endo-parasitic infections on barboid fishes of south- west of iran (khouzestan province) was carried out from spring 2007 to atumn 2009. altogether 296 specimens from five different fish species were examined, they are barbus grypus heckel, 1843; barbus sharpeyi günther, 1874; barbus esocinus heckel, 1843; barbus barbulus heckel, 1849 and barbus pectoralis heckel 1843. the fishes we...

Female adult specimens of the pennellid copepod Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956 were collected from the fins of two species of monacanthid fishes, threadsail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) and black scraper (Thamnaconus modestus), cultured in floating cages in Japan. These collections represent the first records of P. minuticaudae from farmed marine fishes as well as the first records o...

Standardized diet compositions were derived for 97 species of marine mammals from published accounts of stomach contents as well as from morphological, behavioural and other information. Diet was apportioned among eight categories of prey types (benthic invertebrates, large zooplankton, small squids, large squids, small pelagic fishes, mesopelagic fishes, miscellaneous fishes and higher inverte...

Accurate estimates of reproductive parameters important in understanding life history evolution and conservation small fishes are dependent upon careful assignment ovarian phases. Proper is based the stages propagule (oocyte) development, oocyte maturation location any clutch or portion thereof within ovaries. Macroscopic inspection developmental phases have often been used for freshwater fishe...

The trace fossil Lepidenteron lewesiensis (Mantell 1822) provides an exceptional taphonomic window to diversity of fishes as shown for the Upper Cretaceous of Poland, in the Middle Turonian-Lower Maastrichtian deposits of the Opole Trough, Miechów Trough, Mazury-Podlasie Homocline, and SE part of the Border Synclinorium. Lepidenteron lewesiensis is an unbranched burrow lined with small fish sca...

Three hundred and six fish of 83 species were carefully examined in Kuwait during the period from October 1992 to September 1995 for ascaridoid larvae. Thirty-nine fishes (12.7%) belonging to 23 species were infected with 9 types of ascaridoid third-stage larvae: Anisakis simplex, Terranva spp, Contracaecum spp and 6 different types of Hysterothylacium spp (KA-KF). Hysterothylacium larvae (incl...

A new nematode species, Cucullanus pargi sp. n., is described from the intestine and pyloric caeca of the grey snapper, Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus), off the southern Quintana Roo coast, Mexico. This species shows similar morphological features as cucullanids occurring in marine and brackish-water fishes; however, it differs from all other species in the length of spicules, arrangement and numbe...

There has hitherto been very few research projects focusing on ectoparasites of Antarctic fishes. The presently reported study provides data on the prevalence and the intensity of leeches (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) infecting fishes. The materials were collected in December-February 1986/87 off the Elephant Island, South Georgia, Joinville Island, and South Shetlands. The following leech taxa we...