Ectoparasitic crustaceans on mullet, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) in the coastal waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil = Crustáceos ectoparasítos em tainha, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) nas águas costeiras do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

Ectoparasitic crustaceans on mullet, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) in the coastal waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil = Crustáceos ectoparasítos em tainha, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) nas águas costeiras do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

White mullet is a commercial fish species abundant in the coastal waters of Brazil. This study investigated the occurrence of crustacean ectoparasites on white mullet, Mugil curema captured from the littoral waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. From 2006 to 2007, 31 individuals of M. curema...

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Main Authors: Elizete Teresinha Santos Cavalcanti, Ricardo Massato Takemoto, Leucio Câmara Alves, Sathyabama Chellappa, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2011-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Subjects:
marine fish
caligids
isopod
ecological indices of parasites
peixe marinho
caligídeos
isópode
índices ecológicos parasitários
Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/6796/6796a

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