Metazoan parasite fauna of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus Pallas, 1811 (Perciformes : Gobiidae) collected from the Black Sea coast at Sinop, Turkey

Ozer A.

JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, cilt.41, sa.9-12, ss.483-492, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 9-12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00222930701234361
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.483-492
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Black Sea, Gobiidae, metazoan parasites, Neogobius melanostomus, Pisces, Turkey, ST-CLAIR RIVER, TUBENOSE GOBY, BALTIC SEA, FISHES, SEASONALITY, COMMUNITIES, MICHIGAN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) were collected from a small stream connected to the Black Sea coast of Sinop, Turkey and examined for metazoan parasites. A total of 122 gobies was investigated throughout a 1-year period. Long-term investigations can be useful for finding rare parasites and for determining the diversity and seasonality of parasites. Parasite species recovered were a Digenea gen. sp., Pygidiopsis genata, Ascocotyle sp., Gyrodactylus proterorhini, Dichelyne minutus, Hysterothylacium aduncum, Spiroxys sp., Neoechinohynchus rutilii, and Ergasilus sieboldi. Overall infection prevalence (%) and mean intensity values were 97.5% and 78.2 +/- 23.1 parasites per infected fish, respectively. Infection prevalence and mean intensity values for each parasite species in relation to season, fish size, and sex were also determined and discussed.