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Recent visitations by eels to Sable Island, Canada, confirmed by parasites
Author(s) -
Marcogliese D. J.,
Scholz T.
Publication year - 1999
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.1095-8649.1999.tb00646.x
Subject(s) - gasterosteus , stickleback , fundulus , biology , three spined stickleback , fishery , parasite hosting , zoology , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , world wide web , computer science
The presence of immature stages of Proteocephalus macrocephalus in nine‐spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius , four‐spined stickleback Apeltes quadracus , three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus , and mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus from Sable Island ponds was confirmed using scolex morphology. The occurrence of this eel‐specific parasite in these accidental hosts provides evidence for recent visits by eels Anguilla rostrata to the isolated island in the North‐west Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Canada.