Monogenea of Arabian Gulf fishes. 3. Encotyllabe spari and E. kuwaitensis (Capsalidae) from Qatari waters

Abstract

Two species of monogenea of the subfamily Encotyllabinae, genus Encotyllabe were observed from Qatari fishes which collected between March and May, 2002 from 5 Khors of Qatari coastal line; Al-Odaid, al-Dhakhira, Ras Rakan, Zikret and Salwa. The first species is Encotyllabe spari which collected from Carangoides bajad and the second is E. kuwaitensis from Pleciorhynchus schotaf. Full re-description is given to both species. Carangoides bajad and Plectorynchus schotaf are considered as a new host records for Encotyllabe spari and E. kuwaitensis respectively.