Fauna of metazoan parasites of Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) sold at fairs in the city of Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil

Pterygoplichthys pardalis is an endemic as well as economically important fish species in the Amazon basin. Thirty P. pardalis specimens were purchased at assorted fairs in the city of Manaus. Fish were necropsied, and then, had their organs investigated for parasites. The identified parasites were...

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Main Authors: Makoto Enoki Caracciolo, Daniel Brito Porto, Maria Paula Mourão, José Celso de Oliveira Malta, Wanderley de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2023-12-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/68798