the boojagh international wetland with a surface area of 80 hectares and 25 fish species is located in the southwest shores of the caspian sea (guilan province, iran), but there is no report about fish parasites in this wetland. in the present study, a total of 553 individuals of 8 fish species including cyprinus carpio (n=71), abramis bjoerkna (n=153), carassius auratus gibelio (n=89), esox lu...

twenty four ecto- and endo- parasite species were found in different organs of eight na-tive and exotic fish species in zarivar lake situated in the far west of iran. overall, 1000 fish specimens belonging to the dactylogyridae, gyrodactylidae families the cyprinidae, poeciliidae and mastacembelidae families were examined during 2001 and 2002. of them, five protozoans, including trichodina pedi...

in this survey, 54 specimens of common carp (cyprinus carpio) were collected from anzali wetland between august 2011 and july 2012. after recording biometric characteristics, routine necropsy and parasitology methods were used. totaly, 3165 individuals of parasites were isolated and identified from common carp. parasitofauna consisted of 10 species as follows: two protozoans, ichthyophthirius m...

The Boojagh international wetland with a surface area of 80 hectares and 25 fish species is located in the southwest shores of the Caspian Sea (Guilan province, Iran), but there is no report about fish parasites in this wetland. In the present study, a total of 553 individuals of 8 fish species including Cyprinus carpio (n=71), Abramis bjoerkna (n=153), Carassius auratus gibelio (n=89), Esox...

The aim of this study was to detect the occurrence of parasites in Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio as the most important alien fish in Anzali international wetland. This undesirable fish was introduced accidentally to Iran with Chinese carp fries which imported to the country during the last decades and then acceded to Anzali wetland. Today this fish has significant stocks in Anzali wetland bu...

WillomitzerJ J.: Seasonal Dynamics of Parasitoses in Grasscarp (Utenopharyngodon idella) Fry and Fingerlings. Acta vet. Brno, 49, 1980: 269 277. Examination of grasscarp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fry and fingerlings from the State Fishery, Pohorelice, for 3 years revealed grasscarp infestation with 12 parasite genera or species. The intensity and extensity of infestation was highest in the peri...