International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2016, Vol. 4, Issue 5, Part B
New record of Protochondracanthus alatus (Heller, 1865) (Copepod: Cyclopoida) infesting gill filaments of Psettodes erumei fishes North West Arabian gulf
Author(s): Essa T Mohammad
Abstract: In the present study ten specimens of flat fish
Psettodes eurmei were collected from Al-Fao market South of Iraq, eight of them were infected with the parasitic copepod
Protochondracanthus alatus, which characterized by the body of the adult female is elongated and depressed, head oval, longer than wide. The parasite of current study show similarity with
Protochondracanthus alatus were described by (Heller,1865) and therefore is now considered as new record in Iraqi marine water.
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How to cite this article:
Essa T Mohammad. New record of Protochondracanthus alatus (Heller, 1865) (Copepod: Cyclopoida) infesting gill filaments of Psettodes erumei fishes North West Arabian gulf. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2016;4(5):82-83.
