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The occurrence of black spots in the tongue sole, Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, due to nematode eggs ( Capillaria spinosa ) previously described in the shark Carcharhinus mttberti Müller & Henle
Author(s) -
Banning P.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb02763.x
Subject(s) - biology , capillaria , nematode , zoology , black spot , carcharhinus , anatomy , fishery , ecology , helminths , horticulture
The occurrence of black spots in fillets of the tongue sole, Cynoglossus browni , due to the occurrence of nematode eggs is reported. The eggs were found to be identical with Capillaria spinosa egg type previously described from the shark, Carcharhinus milberti . The presence of the capillarid eggs in the tongue sole is discussed as a new observation in relation to gaps in knowledge of the adult nematode and the biology of the shark.