Digenetic trematodes parasitic on Engraulis anchoita (Pisces: Engraulidae)from Argentina and Uruguay

TIMI, J.T.; MARTORELLI, S.R.; SARDELLA, N.H.

Folia Parasitológica

Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Lugar: Praga; Año: 1999 vol. 46 p. 132 - 138

A total de 2,086 specimens of Engraulis anchoita Hubbs et Marini (Pisces: Engraulidae), from waters off Argentina and Uruguay were examined for parasitic digeneans. Four species of digeneans were found, Parahemiurus merus (Linton, 1910) (adult) in the stomach; Lecithochirium microstomum Chandler, 1935 (non-ovigerous and ovigerous juveniles) in the swimbladder; Cardiocephaloides sp. (metacercaria) in the eyes and Rhypidocotyle sp.(metacercaria) in the musculature. These four pecies are recorded for the first time as parasites for E. anchoita.