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<p>The research was conducted on the parasite fauna and food composition of Eutrigla gurnardus caught as by-catch in commercial catches of the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua near the Shetland Islands. Thirteen species and two genera of pathogens were identified, including six species and one genus recorded for the first time in this host. Copepoda — Euphausiacea dominated in the stomach contents (they are also the intermediate hosts for most of the parasites found), while Gadidae dominated among the fish. A checklist of E. gurnardus parasites is included.</p>
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The research was conducted on the parasite fauna and food composition of Eutrigla gurnardus caught as by-catch in commercial catches of the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua near the Shetland Islands. Thirteen species and two genera of pathogens were identified, including six species and one genus recorded for the first time in this host. Copepoda — Euphausiacea dominated in the stomach contents (they are also the intermediate hosts for most of the parasites found), while Gadidae dominated among the fish. A checklist of E. gurnardus parasites is included.

Occurrence and distribution of parasites in relation to food components of grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus (L.) (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes), off the Shetland Islands

Department of Hydrobiology, Ichthyology and Biotechnology of Breeding

University Centre of Informatics, West Pomeranian University of Technology

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The research was conducted on the parasite fauna and food composition of Eutrigla gurnardus caught as by-catch in commercial catches of the Atlantic cod Gadus...

Occurrence and distribution of parasites in relation to food components of grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus (L.) (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes), off the Shetland Islands

Published Online: Oct 29, 2014

Page range: 257 - 264

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-014-0140-0

Keywords
grey gurnard, Shetland Islands, parasite fauna, Ceratomyxa gurnardi, Collarinema eutriglae, stomach contents, Trisopterus minutus, Euphausia krohnii

© 2014 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

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

Occurrence and distribution of parasites in relation to food components of grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus (L.) (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes), off the Shetland Islands

Published Online: Oct 29, 2014

Page range: 257 - 264

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-014-0140-0

Keywordsgrey gurnard, Shetland Islands, parasite fauna, Ceratomyxa gurnardi, Collarinema eutriglae, stomach contents, Trisopterus minutus, Euphausia krohnii

© 2014 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

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

Keywords
grey gurnard, Shetland Islands, parasite fauna, Ceratomyxa gurnardi, Collarinema eutriglae, stomach contents, Trisopterus minutus, Euphausia krohnii