First Record of Three Dactylogyrid Monogenoides from Gills of Shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes) (Acanthuriformes: Siganidae) in Marine Waters of Iraq

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The current study dealing with morphological description of three species of dactylogyrid monogenoideans parasitic on gills of Shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor off Iraq. A total of 136 specimens of this fish, have been collected from November 2019 to the end of December 2020, to detect their ectopa...

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Published in:Maǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ
Main Authors: Ali A. R. Al-Darwesh, Atheer H. Ali, Hussein A. Saud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Basrah 2025-08-01
Subjects:
Arabian Gulf
Ectoparasites
Gills
Monogenoidea
Shoemaker spinefoot
Online Access:https://www.bajas.edu.iq/BJAS/index.php/bjas/article/view/2661
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Summary:The current study dealing with morphological description of three species of dactylogyrid monogenoideans parasitic on gills of Shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor off Iraq. A total of 136 specimens of this fish, have been collected from November 2019 to the end of December 2020, to detect their ectoparasites. Dactylogyrid monogenoids included Glyphidohaptor safiensis (5.9%), Tetrancistrum indicum (17.7%) and Tetrancistrum labyrinthus (18.4%). All recorded monogenoides in the current study represent their first record and description in Iraq and the Arabian Gulf, In addition, S. sutor represents a new host record for these parasites in the World.
ISSN:1814-5868
2520-0860

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