Parasites of amberjacks from the archipelago of Madeira, Eastern Atlantic

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Cavaleiro, B (Author) Other; Hermida, M (Author) Other; Saraiva, A (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Vol. 131

Pages: 133-142

ISSN: 0177-5103

Publisher: Inter-Research Science Publishing

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Authenticus ID: P-00P-WQZ

DOI: 10.3354/dao03294

Abstract (EN): Amberjacks, Seriola spp., are a group of carangid fishes of economic importance for fisheries and aquaculture worldwide. A survey of the parasites of greater amberjack S. dumerili and almaco jack or longfin yellowtail S. rivoliana from the Madeira archipelago (including the Madeira and Selvagens Islands) was carried out. This work is the first parasitological study of these 2 species in the Eastern Atlantic. A total of 14 parasite taxa were detected in the 47 fish analysed: Allencotyla mcintoshi, Stephanostomum petimba, Rhadinorhynchus sp. and Caligus aesopus (in both Seriola spp.); Dionchus agassizi, Zeuxapta seriolae, Tormopsolus arientalis, Didymocystis sp. and Anisakis sp. (in S. rivoliana); Tetrochetus coryphaenae, Stephanostomum sp., S. ditremaiis, Oncophora melanocephala and Hysterothylacium seriolae (in Seriola dumerili). The monogenean Dionchus agassizi and the nematode O. melanocephala constitute new host records for the genus Seriola, and the species Allencotyla mcintoshi, Z. seriolae, Tormopsolus orientalis, H. seriolae, and C. aesopus are reported in the region of Madeira for the first time. Some of the parasites detected, in particular Z. seriolae and C. aesopus, could constitute a threat to amber-jack aquaculture, and measures should be taken to prevent their introduction into sea cages.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10