Occurrence of Ergasilus versicolor in Mugil gaimardianus

What is it about?

The current study aims to evaluate the host/parasite ratio in Mugil gaimardianus parasitized by Ergasilus versicolor and its seasonality. Fish were caught in the estuaries of Bragança, Pará-Brazil, between August 2006 and July 2007. Sixty mullets were captured, but only 13 were not infested, and the other forty-seven specimens held a total of 1,187 parasites. It resulted in a prevalence of 78.33%, 25.55 ± 39.2 of mean intensity and abundance of 19.7. It is the first record of this parasite in Pará State

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