<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this survey 109 specimens of goldfish (<italic>Carassius auratus</italic>) were collected from Guilan fish ponds during 2012-13. After recording biometric characteristics, common parasitology methods were used. In the present study 11 parasite species were recovered from goldfish. Parasitofauna consisted of two protozoans: <italic>Ichthyophthirius multifiliis</italic> and <italic>Trichodina</italic> sp.; one digenean trematodes: <italic>Diplostomum spathaceum</italic>; six monogenean trematodes: <italic>Dactylogyrus vastator</italic>, <italic>Dactylogyrus formosus, Dactylogyrus baueri, Dactylogyrus anchoratus</italic> and <italic>Gyrodactylus</italic> sp.; one crustacean: copepodid stage of <italic>Lernaea cyprinacea</italic> and one nematodes larvae. All the monogeneans found during the current study are considered new locality records for goldfish in Guilan province, Iran. Mean intensity of infection and abundances of parasite species (with prevalences >10%) among seasons were tested by the Kruskal-Wallis test (KW, multiple comparisons) and Conover-Inman test. Results have shown that monogeneans had the highest prevalence values (49.54%) in goldfish in Guilan fish ponds.</p></abstract>

In this survey 109 specimens of goldfish (Carassius auratus) were collected from Guilan fish ponds during 2012-13. After recording biometric characteristics, common parasitology methods were used. In the present study 11 parasite species were recovered from goldfish. Parasitofauna consisted of two protozoans: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Trichodina sp.; one digenean trematodes: Diplostomum spathaceum; six monogenean trematodes: Dactylogyrus vastator, Dactylogyrus formosus, Dactylogyrus baueri, Dactylogyrus anchoratus and Gyrodactylus sp.; one crustacean: copepodid stage of Lernaea cyprinacea and one nematodes larvae. All the monogeneans found during the current study are considered new locality records for goldfish in Guilan province, Iran. Mean intensity of infection and abundances of parasite species (with prevalences >10%) among seasons were tested by the Kruskal-Wallis test (KW, multiple comparisons) and Conover-Inman test. Results have shown that monogeneans had the highest prevalence values (49.54%) in goldfish in Guilan fish ponds.

Occurrence and intensity of parasites in goldfish (<italic>Carassius auratus</italic> L.) from Guilan province fish ponds, north Iran

Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Inland Water Aquaculture Research Centre, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-e-Anzali, Iran

Fisheries Department, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, SowmehSara, Iran

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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Occurrence and intensity of parasites in goldfish ( L.) from Guilan province fish ponds, north Iran

In this survey 109 specimens of goldfish (Carassius auratus) were collected from Guilan fish ponds during 2012-13. After recording biometric characteristics,...

Occurrence and intensity of parasites in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) from Guilan province fish ponds, north Iran

Published Online: Mar 31, 2016

Page range: 20 - 24

Received: Jun 29, 2015

Accepted: Dec 18, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjf-2016-0004

Keywords
Goldfish, Parasite, Guilan, Fish ponds

© 2016 Javad Daghigh Roohi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Occurrence and intensity of parasites in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) from Guilan province fish ponds, north Iran

Published Online: Mar 31, 2016

Page range: 20 - 24

Received: Jun 29, 2015

Accepted: Dec 18, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjf-2016-0004

KeywordsGoldfish, Parasite, Guilan, Fish ponds

© 2016 Javad Daghigh Roohi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Goldfish, Parasite, Guilan, Fish ponds