Trophic relationship between the Patinga hybrid (Piaractus mesopotamicus x Piaractus brachypomus) and Echinorhynchus gomesi Machado Filho, 1948 in fish farms.

Authors :: Gouveia ÉJ
Cavalcanti LD
Leal FC
Mendes SGF
Russo MR
Source :: Journal of fish biology [J Fish Biol] 2021 Mar; Vol. 98 (3), pp. 874-877. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 12.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: A total of 122 Patinga specimens were collected from fish farms (P1, P2 and P3), and only those from fish farm P1 were shown to be infected with Echinorhynchus gomesi. In addition, fish in this study were shown to have diets that consisted of 21 different food items, and Notodiaptomus sp. (Copepoda: Calanoida) was identified as a potential intermediate host for E. gomesi.<br /> (© 2020 Fisheries Society of the British Isles.)

Subjects :: Animals
Copepoda parasitology
Fish Diseases transmission
Fisheries
Helminthiasis, Animal transmission
Acanthocephala physiology
Characiformes parasitology
Fish Diseases parasitology
Food Chain
Helminthiasis, Animal parasitology

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