Open AccessCopepods - parasites of the genus Merluccius from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Author(s) -
Jadwiga Grabda,
Ibrahim Abdel Fattaah Mahmoud Soliman
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta ichthyologica et piscatoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1734-1515
pISSN - 0137-1592
DOI - 10.3750/aip1975.05.1.03
Subject(s) - genus , mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , fishery , biology , oceanography , geography , merluccius merluccius , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , hake , geology
3 species of parasitic copepods were found on Atlantic hakes caught off the western coasts of Europe, Africa, the Medi terranean Sea (off Alexandria), and North America. The species are: Chondracanthus fnerluccii, Brachiel/a merluccii and Parabrachiella australis. The parasites importance as indicators of the affinities between hakes is discussed. Various hypotheses concerning the origin of the genus Merluccius are presented.
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