2017•International Journal of Fauna and Biological StudiesOpen access

Ergasilus barai Batish and Brar, 1990 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae): A gill parasite of freshwater fish Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider, 1801 from Haleji Lake, Sindh, Pakistan

Farzana Yousuf, Atiya Batool, Farida Begum

Abstract

Ergasilus Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) is described from freshwater catfish Wallagu attu parasite on the gills from Haleji Lake, Sindh, Pakistan.This species differs from all its congeners by a combination of characteristics including the shape of the body, structure and armature of the swimming legs.

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Key concepts: Gill, Catfish, Parasite hosting, Fishery, Biology, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Freshwater fish, Zoology