Open AccessECTOPARASITIC FAUNA OF GLASS EEL AND ELVER STAGES OF AMERICAN EEL ( Anguilla rostrata ) 1
Author(s) -
Crane John S.,
Eversole Arnold G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0748-3260
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1980.tb00122.x
Subject(s) - anguilla rostrata , fauna , biology , fishery , parasite hosting , anguillidae , zoology , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , world wide web , computer science
Glass eels and elvers collected biweekly from freshwater portions of Cooper River, South Carolina, during spring migrations (15 February‐26 April 1978) were examined for external parasites. No parasites were found on glass eels. Four species of Protozoa and one species of Monogenea were found on elvers, 62% of which harbored at least one parasite species. Management implications and potential chemical treatment for wild glass eels and elvers used in culture are discussed.