The genus Pseudoterranova includes parasite species of cetaceans and pinnipeds. The
third stage larva (L3) of seal-infecting species occur in second intermediate or paratenic fish …

Habitat isolation and disturbance are important regulators of biodiversity, yet it remains
unclear how these environmental features drive differences in parasite diversity between …

Being listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, knowledge on the biology, health
and diseases of the scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith) is limited; this …

Recent examinations of cucullanid nematodes (Cucullanidae) from marine fishes off New
Caledonia, collected in the years 2004–2009, revealed the presence of the following five …

This study aimed to elucidate the parasitic nematode infecting the bile ducts of striped
catfish. A total of 1570 fish specimens, weighing between 400.5 and 899.1 g each, were …

Purpose Despite the fact that Okinawa Prefecture represents a very interesting subtropical
region of Japan, its fauna of nematodes parasitizing fishes is still little-known. Therefore …

Methods Fish collection. During May 2019, mesopelagic and bathypelagic fishes including
the following host species: Bolinichthys indicus, Chauliodus danae, Eupharynx …

Ascarophisnema hoiae n. sp.(Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) is described from the stomach of
the trumpeter whiting, Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard (Perciformes: Sillaginidae) from …

Abstract Purpose The nematode Ascarophis distorta Fusco et Overstreet, 1978
(Cystidicolidae), originally described from the butterflyfish Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl …

Studies about the parasite fauna of marine fish highlights as an important problem for public
health with zoonotic parasites or affecting the fish quality. Thus, this study evaluated the …