Parasitic fauna of cachara cultured in a net‑cage in the Paraguay River, Brazil

Authors

  • Gabriela Tomas Jeronimo Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Aquicultura
  • Arlene Sobrinho Ventura Faculdade Anhanguera de Dourados
  • Santiago Benites de Pádua Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Centro de Aquicultura
  • Fabiana Satake Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias
  • Marcia Mayumi Ishikawa Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste
  • Maurício Laterça Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Aquicultura

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2013.v48.10860

Keywords:

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum, sanitary control, Brazilian native fish fauna, Monogenoidea

Abstract

The objective of this work was to describe the parasitic fauna of cachara (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum) cultured in a net‑cage in the Paraguai River, Brazil. Ten fish with mean weight of 598.0±81.3 g and total length of 38.6±1.6 cm were examined. All necropsied fish were parasitized by at least two species. Among them, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora), Myxobolus sp. and Henneguya sp. (Myxozoa), Monogenoidea, Choanoscolex abscissus and Nominoscolex sudobim (Cestoda), Dolops carvalhoi (Crustacea), and Digenea were diagnosed. The protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis was the most prevalent parasite.

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Published

2013-10-31

How to Cite

Jeronimo, G. T., Ventura, A. S., Pádua, S. B. de, Satake, F., Ishikawa, M. M., & Martins, M. L. (2013). Parasitic fauna of cachara cultured in a net‑cage in the Paraguay River, Brazil. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 48(8), 1163–1166. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2013.v48.10860

Issue

v.48, n.8, ago. 2013: Thematic Issue Aquaculture

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES