Hemlninth and Parasitic Arthropod Prevalence in Catfish Clarias batrachus (L.) from Ponds in Savar

[摘要] A total of 115Clarias batrachuswere investigated for parasitic infestation. Out of 1504 parasites recovered fromClarias batrachus , 761 (50.59%) were cestodes, 34(2.26%) trematodes, 58(3.85%) nematodes and 12(0.79%) crustaceans ectoparasite. Cestodes showed the highest prevalence (66.09%) and the collected parasites wereBovienia serialis ,Caryophyllaeus laticeps ,Balanotaenia bancroftii ,Djombangia penetrans , O rientocreadium batrachoides, Orientocreadium clariae ,Procamallanus slomei ,Spirocamallanus olseniaand ectoparasiteLernaea cyprinacea . Among the 9 species of parasites,P. slomei(28.69%) showed the highest prevalence. The moderate prevalence showed byBovienia serialisandS. olsenia(21.74), lowest byO. batrachoides(10.43%) andLernaea cyprinacea(10.43). The overall prevalence and mean intensity of parasite infection were 82.61% and 15.83 respectively. The highest parasitic infestation was found (88.43%) in intestine. CestodesB. serialis ,B. bancroftiiandD. penetranswere recovered from stomach and intestine.P. slomeiwere collected from three regions viz. oesophagus, stomach and intestine, whileLernaea cyprinaceafrom gill. Seasonally the highest prevalence (90%) and mean intensity (24.27%) was recorded during summer.Bangladesh J. Zool.43 (2): 269-277, 2015

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Helminth;Arthropods;Parasites;Clarias;Catfish