Infection of the swim bladder parasite Anguillicoloides crassus in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) caught from the Gediz Delta (Aegean Sea)

M. Alp Salman

doi:10.12714/egejfas.40.1.02

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Infection of the swim bladder parasite Anguillicoloides crassus in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) caught from the Gediz Delta (Aegean Sea)

Abstract

The wild European eels (776 fish, mean total length of 547±91 mm, mean weight 340±198 g) were obtained monthly between October 2015-September 2016 in Gediz Delta (Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea). A total of 263 nematode parasites (Anguillicoloides crassus) were isolated from the swim bladders of 52 parasitized fish. Parasitological indices were found relatively low. The prevalence was 6.7% and the mean intensity was 5.05. The abundance of A. crassus was also calculated as 0.33 in all sampled eels.

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Supporting Institution

Tubitak

Project Number

TÜBİTAK project of 115Y399

Thanks

I would like to thank The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) to fund this study with the TÜBİTAK project of 115Y399.

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English

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Hydrobiology

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M. Alp Salman ^*
0000-0002-2853-6507
Türkiye

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March 15, 2023

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October 6, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 17, 2022

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Year 2023 Volume: 40 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.40.1.02

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https://izlik.org/JA92KC49LF

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Salman, M. A. (2023). Infection of the swim bladder parasite Anguillicoloides crassus in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) caught from the Gediz Delta (Aegean Sea). Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 40(1), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.40.1.02

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Infection of the swim bladder parasite Anguillicoloides crassus in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) caught from the Gediz Delta (Aegean Sea)

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