Trematodes of Fishes from the Euphrates River at Al-Musaib City, Mid Iraq
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Furhan Thumad Mhaisen, Tegnervägen 6B, Katrineholm, Sweden.
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Abdul-Razzak Labi Al-Rubaie, Department of Biological Control Technology, Al-Musaib Technical College, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Al-Musaib, Iraq.
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Bashar Abdul-Hussain Al-Sa'adi, Department of Biological Control Technology, Al-Musaib Technical College, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Al-Musaib, Iraq.
A total of 472 fish specimens belonging to 24 species from the Euphrates River at Al-Musaib city, mid Iraq were inspected for parasites during the period from July 2006 till the end of June 2007. Seven adult trematode species were recorded from the intestine of ten species of these fishes. These trematodes were Aspidogaster limacoides from five fish species (Alburnus caeruleus, Cyprinion kais, Cyprinus carpio, Luciobarbus xanthopterus and Mystus pelusius), Pseudozoogonoides subaequiporus from Glyptothorax steindachneri, Azygia lucii from Silurus triostegus, Asymphylodora demeli from three fish species (Carasobarbus luteus, Arabibarbus grypus and C. kais), Asymphylodora markewitschi from three fish species (A. grypus, C. kais and Alburnus sellal), Asymphylotrema macracetabulum from four fish species (C. luteus, A. grypus, C. kais and C. carpio) and Orientocreadium pseudobagri from G. steindachneri. Apart from A. limacoides and O. pseudobagri, all the remaining five trematode species are reported here for the first time in Iraq. Description and measurements of these newly recorded trematodes are given and their slides were deposited in the Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad. In addition, three new host records in Iraq were reported for two species of these trematodes. Number of fish hosts reported for these trematodes fluctuated from one host in case of three trematode species to a maximum of five hosts in case of A. limacoides. Among the inspected fishes, number of trematode species fluctuated from a minimum of one trematode species in five fish species to a maximum of four trematode species in case of C. kais, while 14 fish species showed no any trematode infection.
Trematoda, Freshwater Fishes, Euphrates River, Al-Musaib City, Babylon Province, Iraq
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