Population Ecology of Parasitic Helminthes Oncodiscus Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) in Greater Lizardfish Saurida tumbil Bloch (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the Coast of Visakhapatnam, Bay of Bengal

Authors

  • Sushil Kumar Upadhyay Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Raj Singh Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Babita Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Priya Panwar Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Dheer Pal Singh Department of Zoology, K.V. Subharti College of Science, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut- 250005, UP., India
  • Kavita Rani Department of Biotechnology, Meerut College, Meerut- 250003, UP., India
  • Deepak Yadav Department of Zoology, Miranda House, Delhi University, New Delhi -110021, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Oncodiscus sP, Saurida tumbil, Population ecology, Visakhapatnam coast, Hydrobiological attributes, Infection prevalence, Mean intensity

Abstract



The present study was undertaken to determine the  parasitic helminthes infection prevalence and mean  intensity in marine greater lizardfish Saurida tumbil Bloch (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) with special  reference to hosts size, weight and marine  hydrobiological parameters in the Coast of  Visakhapatnam, Bay of Bengal. The sample water,  host fish and parasites were collected from R.K. beach  Visakhapatnam coast, Andhra Pradesh duringJanuary to June, 2014. The sample water processed for  physicochemical attributes showed month wise and  seasonal oscillations in hydrobiological parameters.  During parasitological investigation intestinal  tapeworms Oncodiscus sp. Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda:  Bothriocephalidae) were recovered in variable  number. The sex, size and weight biased parasitic  load was well marked during the study. The peak  infection prevalence 92% and mean intensity 7.0  recorded during summer showed parasitic infections  were more prevalent in male compared to female fish.  The study also showed that some physicochemical  features of the marine body including water  temperature, salinity, alkalinity and hardness played significant positive correlation with the cestodes prevalence. 

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2020-12-15

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Population Ecology of Parasitic Helminthes Oncodiscus Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) in Greater Lizardfish Saurida tumbil Bloch (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the Coast of Visakhapatnam, Bay of Bengal . (2020). Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Zoology , 39(2), 379–386. https://doi.org/10.48165/