Parasites of the Peladilla, Aplochiton zebra (Osmeriformes: Galaxiidae), from Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)

FERNÁNDEZ M. VALERIA; SEMENAS LILIANA; VIOZZI GUSTAVO

COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY

HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOC WASHINGTON, C/O ALLEN PRESS INC

Lugar: Lawrence Kansas; Año: 2012 vol. 79 p. 231 - 237

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Aplochiton zebra, inhabits lakes and rivers in Patagonia (Chile and Argentina) and Malvinas Islands (Falklands Islands). It is not commercially fished and a few studies have been done about their biology. In previous studies 7 parasite species were recorded from this fish species. The aim of the present work is to provide new data of A. zebra parasites from own surveys in Argentinean Patagonia, and compile the published information from Argentina and Chile. A total of 217 A. zebra, from 5 lakes were collected and 15 parasite species were found: 2 Protozoa, 1 Myxozoa, 6 Digenea, 1 Cestoda, 1 Acanthocephala, 3 Nematoda and 1 Mollusca. This checklist contributes 11 new records of parasites from A. zebra.