Veterinary Archives, Vol. 78 No. 4, 2008.
Original scientific paper
Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1826) in bogue (Boops boops L.) and picarel (Spicara smaris L.) from the Velebit channel in the Northern Adriatic
Željka Matašin
; Department for Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Srđan Vučinić
; Department for Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Buccal cavities of bogues (Boops boops L.) and picarels (Spicara smaris L.), caught near the town Novi Vinodolski (Velebit Channel, Croatia), were examined for the presence of crustacean parasite Ceratothoa oestroides. Sampling was carried once monthly during the period from June to September 2003. The parasite was found in five of 39 bogues (prevalence = 12.82%) and in 17 of picarels (prevalence - P = 10.43%), or totally in 22 fish (P = 10.89%). P was somewhat higher during the first three months. A statistically minimal correlation was found between the fish length and the length of the parasite.
Keywords
bogue (Boops boops L.); picarel (Spicara smaris L.); Ceratothoa oestroides; Northern Adriatic Sea
Hrčak ID:
26543
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Publication date:
20.8.2008.
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