Recording callitetrarhynchus gracilis (rudolphi, 1819) and callitetrarhynchus sp. (cestoda: trypanorhyncha) parasitic in tow carangid fishes in north west arab gulf, Iraq

Authors

Suzan A. Al-Azizz
Fatimah H. Al-Ataby
Khalidah S. Al-Niaeem

Abstract

Recording two species of larval cestodes Callitetrarhynchus gracilis and Callitetrarhynchus sp. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) parasitic in body cavity of two carangid fishes (Carangoides malabaricus and Megalaspis cordyla) from north west Arab Gulf, Iraq, is described. The species Callitetrarhynchus sp. was recorded for the first time in Iraq in carangid fishes. Also, two fish species (C. malabaricus and M. cordyla) are considered as new hosts for C. gracilis and Callitetrarhynchus sp. in the Arab Gulf. The cestodes were sent to Prof. Dr. Harry W. Palm, Department of Fisheries Biology, Institute Zoo Morphology, Germany for confirmation of the identification.

Keywords

Cestode, Callitetrarhynchus gracilis, Callitetrarhynchus sp., Trypanorhyncha, carangid fishes, Iraq

Article Type

Article

How to Cite this Article

Al-Azizz, Suzan A.; Al-Ataby, Fatimah H.; and Al-Niaeem, Khalidah S. (2014) "Recording callitetrarhynchus gracilis (rudolphi, 1819) and callitetrarhynchus sp. (cestoda: trypanorhyncha) parasitic in tow carangid fishes in north west arab gulf, Iraq," Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 11: Iss. 2, Article 85.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2014.11.2.875-882