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Parasites as indicator of fish behaviour
Author(s) -
Malek M.
Publication year - 2003
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.1095-8649.2003.216bi.x
Subject(s) - biology , pomatoschistus , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , body cavity , parasite hosting , fish migration , sciaenidae , fishery , ecology , goby , anatomy , world wide web , computer science
In the present study two species of gobies, Pomatoschistus microps and P. minutus from southwest Wales were studied and appearance of some unusual parasite of gobies, were used as an indicator for fish behaviour. The occurrence of pleurocercoids of Ligula intestinalis in the body cavity of these fish and Proteocephalus sp., excysted metacercariae and adult of Timoniella spp., excysted metacercariae of Bucephalus baeri , the excysted metacercariae of Podocotyle atomon and progenetic adult of Bucephaloides gracilescens in their gut indicate host anadromous, cannibalistic and scavenging behaviour.