<b><i>Braga nasuta</i> (Cymothoidae): an ectoparasite of the Giant Amazonian fish <i>Arapaima gigas</i> (Osteoglossidae) fingerlings cultured in the Amazon region in Northern Brazil

<b><i>Braga nasuta</i> (Cymothoidae): an ectoparasite of the Giant Amazonian fish <i>Arapaima gigas</i> (Osteoglossidae) fingerlings cultured in the Amazon region in Northern Brazil

  Isopods Cymothoidae are organisms that parasitize several fish species, both marine and freshwater, provoking important physiological alterations and secondary infections. The genus Braga was proposed to harbor three species of parasitic isopods in freshwater fish from South America: B. brasiliens...

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Main Authors: Elson Cardoso de Jesus, Lucas Cardoso, Tamiris Henrique Ferreira, Mauricio Laterça Martins, Marília Danyelle Nunes Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2017-11-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Subjects:
Amazon
pirarucu
farming
parasite
isopoda.
Online Access:https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/35080

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