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Vol.2 , No. 2, Publication Date: Jun. 29, 2015, Page: 9-13
 and Hydrocinus vittatus in Ebonyi River Flood System, Southeastern, Nigeria&description=A survey of common gut parasites of wild fishes was carried out in Ebonyi River. 100 samples of wild fishes, 50 samples of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus and 50 samples Hydrocinus vittatus were collected and examined using parasitological procedures for gut parasites. Three species of gut nematode parasites Procamallanus laeviconchus, Capillaria, and Camallanus were identified, Diphyllobothrium latum a parasitic cestode and parasitic protozoans Dactylogrus, Trichodina and Eimeria chrysichthyii were identified. 36 out of the total sample harbored the parasites. Bigger size fishes generally were more infected than smaller ones. More females were infected than males with a total percentage (50%) of the female population in the survey while male were infected lower than female (47.36%) of the male population in the survey. No pathogenic effect was seen on the infected fish, however the parasites are suspected to cause growth impairments on its hosts and even have reduced meat quality. The parasites infection can pose a public health danger due to consumption of improperly cooked 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. |
A survey of common gut parasites of wild fishes was carried out in Ebonyi River. 100 samples of wild fishes, 50 samples of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus and 50 samples Hydrocinus vittatus were collected and examined using parasitological procedures for gut parasites. Three species of gut nematode parasites Procamallanus laeviconchus, Capillaria, and Camallanus were identified, Diphyllobothrium latum a parasitic cestode and parasitic protozoans Dactylogrus, Trichodina and Eimeria chrysichthyii were identified. 36 out of the total sample harbored the parasites. Bigger size fishes generally were more infected than smaller ones. More females were infected than males with a total percentage (50%) of the female population in the survey while male were infected lower than female (47.36%) of the male population in the survey. No pathogenic effect was seen on the infected fish, however the parasites are suspected to cause growth impairments on its hosts and even have reduced meat quality. The parasites infection can pose a public health danger due to consumption of improperly cooked fish.
Keywords
Gut Parasites, Parasitological Procedures, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Hydrocinus vittatus, Ebonyi River
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