First report on the occurrence of parasitic copepod, Nothobomolochus lateolabracis Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959 in freshwater fish caught from Haleji Lake Sindh, Pakistan
Batool, A.; Farooq, S.; Begum, F.; Arshad, N.; Gabol, K. (2019). First report on the occurrence of parasitic copepod, Nothobomolochus lateolabracis Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959 in freshwater fish caught from Haleji Lake Sindh, Pakistan. International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology 16(1): 199-204
In: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology: Karachi. ISSN 1810-2719, more
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| Keywords |
Nothobomolochus lateolabracis (Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959) [WoRMS]
Fresh water |
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Copepod parasite, Fish parasites, gill parasites, Nothobomolochus lateolabracis, Haleji Lake |
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- Batool, A.
- Farooq, S.
- Begum, F.
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| Abstract |
A copepod parasite, Nothobomolochus lateolabracis Yamaguti & Yamasu, was recorded first time from the freshwater fish Cirrhinus mrigala captured from Haleji Lake Sindh in Pakistan. Nothobomolochus lateolabracis is a rare species and was only reported from marine fishes in Japan and Taiwan. This is the third report on this species in the World and first report from Pakistan. |
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