Study on Some Helminth Parasites Larvae Common in Arabian Gulf Fish: A Comparison Between West and East Coasts of U.A.E. PDF

Keywords

parasites, fish, U.A.E

Abstract

A total of 610 fish belonging to 4 species collected from both west and east coasts of U.A.E. during the period from September 1991 to May 1992 were investigated for the presence of helminth parasites larvae. The fish were Argyrops spinifer, Lethrinus miniatus, Lutjanus fulviflamma and Nemipterus japonicus. Two common types of larvae were detected, the nematode Anisakim sp. type I larvae and the cestode plerocercoid Floriceps sp. When a comparison was made between the west and east coasts the total prevalence of helminth infection in the fish species, found on the east coast (42.7%), was markedly higher than that noted on the west coast (29.4%)