OCCURRENCE OF TRYPANORHYNCH CESTOD IN BLACKMOUTH CATSHARK, GALEUS MELASTOMUS RAFINESQUE, 1810 (SCYLIORHINIDAE) FROM THE GULF OF ANTALYA, TURKEY    

Occurrence of trypanorhynch cestod in blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 (Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Antalya, Turkey    

Ercüment Genç, Emre Keskin, M. Cengiz Deval, M. Tunca Olguner, Doğukan Kaya, Nuri Başusta

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara, TURKEY
Evalutionary Genetics Laboratory (EGL), Dep. of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara, TURKEY
Department of Fisheries and Fish Processing Technology, Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, TURKEY
Department of Basic Science, Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, TURKEY

Abstract

Blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus samples were collected using trawl operations from the deep sea area of the Gulf of Antalya, Turkey, in September and October 2016. The present study aims to clarify the status (prevalence and mean intensity) of endo-parasite infection in blackmouth catshark. All parasite specimens were identified as Grillotia sp. Guiart, 1927 (Grillotidae), Trypanorhyncha cestoda. Total length and weight of uninfectedfish (Nui=33) was 30.95 ± 2.06 cm was 26.86 ± 7.56 g, respectively. Total length and weight of infected fish (Ni=7) was 43.63 ± 6.60 cm, 266.22 ± 130.36 g, respectively. Total number of isolated parasite was 363, prevalence 21.67 ± 11.79% and mean intensity 58.50±20.51. This is the first documented report on the occurrence of Grillotia sp. in blackmouth catshark caught in the Gulf of Antalya, Turkey.

Keywords: Parasites, blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, Antalya, Turkey

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