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Vol.2 , No. 4, Publication Date: Jul. 22, 2015, Page: 34-38
 in the Mid-Cross River Flood System, South Eastern Nigeria&description=The parasitological studies of wild fish of Chrysichthysnigrodigitatus was conducted to determine the prevalence of endoparasite using physiological saline floatation method and microscopy respectively. The investigation revealed that various parasite of nematode and cestodes were implicated from the microscopical examination of the stomach contents of the fish examined. The males (152) recorded a lower rate of infection (33.2%), the females (248) has a prevalence of (66.9%). Helminth parasites recovered include nematodes; Rhabdochonacongolenisis, Procamallanuslaeviunculus, Paracamallanuscyathopharynx and Capillaria sp. and cestodes; Diphyllobothuriumlatum and Pherocercoidsp. Parasite burden was high and dependent of sex and age of fish.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/908.jpg)
| [1] | Uneke Bilikis Iyabo, Dept. of Applied Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Uhuo Cosmos, Dept. of Applied Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. |
| [3] | Nwangbo Kingsley Nwangbo, Dept. of Applied Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. |
The parasitological studies of wild fish of Chrysichthysnigrodigitatus was conducted to determine the prevalence of endoparasite using physiological saline floatation method and microscopy respectively. The investigation revealed that various parasite of nematode and cestodes were implicated from the microscopical examination of the stomach contents of the fish examined. The males (152) recorded a lower rate of infection (33.2%), the females (248) has a prevalence of (66.9%). Helminth parasites recovered include nematodes; Rhabdochonacongolenisis, Procamallanuslaeviunculus, Paracamallanuscyathopharynx and Capillaria sp. and cestodes; Diphyllobothuriumlatum and Pherocercoidsp. Parasite burden was high and dependent of sex and age of fish.
Keywords
Infection Rate, Helminth Parasite, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Cross River, South Eastern Nigeria
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