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AuthorKardousha, Mahmoud M.
Available date2017-01-18T06:37:08Z
Publication Date2016-07
Publication NameInternational Journal of Recent Scientific Research
CitationMahmoud M. Kardousha "Fish parasites of qatari waters of the arabian gulf: current status with an annotated checklist" International Journal of Recent Scientific Research (2016) vol. 7 issue 7 pg. 12388-12393
ISSN0976-3031
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/5185
AbstractThe present study is a recent attempt to survey all the parasitological investigations of the marine fish inhabiting Qatari waters. These investigations were first embarked upon in the eighteenth century with the first published work in 1986 and followed up to 2002.The studies revealed that a total of 51 fish species has been investigated from the 136 known species in Qatari waters. The studies also revealed a total of 46species of fish parasites belonging to the 7 taxonomic groups. The encountered parasites included: one species of microsporidia, one species of myxosporea, 5 species of monogeneans, 33 species of digenetic trematodes, 3 species of cestodes, one species of nematodes and 2 species of acanthocephalans. No parasitic crustacea have been encountered in the studies. Seven new species were recorded among Qatari fish during this period. The anisakid nematode larvae is the only group that is found to be harmful to public health. Some groups like trypanorhynchan cestode were found to have a negative impact on the quality and marketing of the infected fish. Futhermore, monogeneans were found to have a severe inflammatory effects on the host fish and is likely to have a potential threat to future proposed aqualculture industry in the state of Qatar
SponsorQatar University
Languageen
PublisherInternational Journal of Recent Scientific Research
SubjectQatari fish
Marine Parasites
Fish diseases
Arabian Gulf
Aquaculture
Fisheries
TitleFISH PARASITES OF QATARI WATERS OF THE ARABIAN GULF: CURRENT STATUS WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
TypeArticle
Pagination12388-12393
Issue Number7
Volume Number7


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