Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee
Abstract Mullets (Mugilidae) are economically important fish in Israel. Two species of mugilids (i.e., the thinlip mullet Chelon ramada and the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus) have been stocked in the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in order to increase fishermen’s income and lake water quality....
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| author | Aditya Gupta Michal Haddas-Sasson Kfir Gayer Dorothée Huchon |
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| description | Abstract Mullets (Mugilidae) are economically important fish in Israel. Two species of mugilids (i.e., the thinlip mullet Chelon ramada and the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus) have been stocked in the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in order to increase fishermen’s income and lake water quality. These catadromous species do not reproduce in the lake, consequently, fingerlings have been introduced every year since 1958. Few additional mugilid species have been introduced unintentionally together with these two species, including C. labrosus. Following a survey of myxozoan infections in the Sea of Galilee, we described Myxobolus pupkoi n. sp. infecting the gill arches of C. labrosus, and reported Myxobolus exiguus from visceral peritoneum and gall bladder of C. ramada. Our study indicates that the parasites infecting C. ramada and C. labrosus belong to a lineage of myxozoans infecting mugilids. This result suggests that the infection took place in the Mediterranean Sea, where the fingerlings were caught, before their introduction into the Sea of Galilee. Since 2018 only farm-raised fingerlings have been introduced. We thus recommend to closely monitor the presence of these parasites in the future to determine if the presence of parasites disappear with the introduction of farm-raised fingerlings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48f6a49dfeb44a808b011d26412277032023-03-22T10:51:05ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-06-011211910.1038/s41598-022-13215-zMyxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of GalileeAditya Gupta0Michal Haddas-Sasson1Kfir Gayer2Dorothée Huchon3School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv UniversitySchool of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv UniversitySchool of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv UniversitySchool of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv UniversityAbstract Mullets (Mugilidae) are economically important fish in Israel. Two species of mugilids (i.e., the thinlip mullet Chelon ramada and the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus) have been stocked in the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in order to increase fishermen’s income and lake water quality. These catadromous species do not reproduce in the lake, consequently, fingerlings have been introduced every year since 1958. Few additional mugilid species have been introduced unintentionally together with these two species, including C. labrosus. Following a survey of myxozoan infections in the Sea of Galilee, we described Myxobolus pupkoi n. sp. infecting the gill arches of C. labrosus, and reported Myxobolus exiguus from visceral peritoneum and gall bladder of C. ramada. Our study indicates that the parasites infecting C. ramada and C. labrosus belong to a lineage of myxozoans infecting mugilids. This result suggests that the infection took place in the Mediterranean Sea, where the fingerlings were caught, before their introduction into the Sea of Galilee. Since 2018 only farm-raised fingerlings have been introduced. We thus recommend to closely monitor the presence of these parasites in the future to determine if the presence of parasites disappear with the introduction of farm-raised fingerlings.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13215-z |
| spellingShingle | Aditya Gupta Michal Haddas-Sasson Kfir Gayer Dorothée Huchon Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee Scientific Reports |
| title | Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee |
| title_full | Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee |
| title_fullStr | Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee |
| title_short | Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee |
| title_sort | myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet chelon ramada mugiliformes mugilidae in the sea of galilee |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13215-z |
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