Metazoan parasite of lambari Astyanax altiparanae, collected from the Peixe river, São Paulo, southeast of Brazil

Author(s)

Aline de Almeida Camargo ^[1] ; Débora Caroline Negrelli ^[2] ; Natacha Heloísa Olavo Pedro ^[3] ; Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo ^[4] ; Reinaldo José da Silva ^[5] ; Vanessa Doro Abdallah ^[6]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP. Instituto de Biociências. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológica, (Zoologia - Brasil

^[2] Universidade do Sagrado Coração - Brasil

^[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP. Instituto de Biociências. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológica, (Zoologia - Brasil

^[4] Universidade do Sagrado Coração - Brasil

^[5] Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Parasitologia - Brasil

^[6] Universidade do Sagrado Coração - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Ciência Rural; v. 46, n. 5, p. 876-880, 2016-03-08.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In March 2010, 44 specimens of Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000, commonly known as "lambari do rabo amarelo", collected from the Peixe river in the state of São Paulo, Brazil were analyzed. Out of these 44 fishes, 38 had at least one species of metazoan parasite. Fifteen metazoan parasites species were collected and identified: Urocleidoides trinidadensis , Diaphorocleidus kabatai , Diaphorocleidus orthodusus, Diaphorocleidus sp., Urocleidoides sp., Trinibaculum altiparanae , Gyrodactylus sp., Jainus hexops, Contracaecum sp., Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus, Vaigamus sp., Amplexibranchius bryconis, Ergasilus sp., Zonocotyloides haroltravassossi and Henneguya sp. Six species of parasites presented a prevalence of over 10%. Weight and length of fishes didn't influence the parasitism. All parasites presented an aggregated distribution. The parasite community of Astyanax altiparanae from the Peixe river was characterized as having high richness and low uniformity. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/06564-5 - Study of the biodiversity of Myxozoarian (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) parasites of dominant fish species from Rio do Peixe river, tributary of the medium Tietê River, São Paulo State, Brazil by means of morphological, histological and molecular characterization
• Grantee: Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral