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KMID : 0382420030290040017
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Korean Journal of Environmental Health Society
2003 Volume.29 No. 4 p.17 ~ p.20
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Studies on Some Parasites from Aquarium Rockfishes, Sebastes spp.
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Chun Kae-Shik
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The results of study of the parasites of rockfishes, Sebastes spp. collected at Oregon coast aquarium during April 6 to June 30, 2002 arc presented. Six species of parasites were recovered from examination of 19 rockfishes with an incidence of infection of 42.1 %. This study investigated parasitic infestation of 7 black rockfish, Sebastes melallops ; 3 quillback rocklish. S. maliger ; 2 yellowtail rockfish. S. .flavidus ; 3 canary rockfish, S. pilllliKer 2 yelloweye rockfish, S. ruberrimus ; 2 tiger rockfish. S. nigrocinctus. Sebastes spp. from aquarium were found to be infested with parasites: Myc개cotyle sebastis. Megalocotyle trituba. Clavella uncinata. Anisakis simplex larvae, Contracaecum sp. larvae, Pseudoterranova decipiens larvae. Prevalence and mean imensity of rockfishes were infected respectively as follows: 21.1%. 4.0 of M. sebastis. 10.5%, 55.5 of M. trituba. 21.1%, 34.3 of A. simplex larvae. 10.5%. 15.0 of Contracaecum sp. larvae. 10.5%. 8.5 of Pseudoterranova decipiens larvae and 10.5%, 5.0 of Clavella uncinata. This study reveled that gills and gastrointestinal tracts of S. pinniger were heavily infested with M. trituba and A. simplex larvae.
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