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Observations on the Occurrence of Subgenus Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) (Nematoda: Camallanidae) Parasitizing Two Species of Freshwater Fishes from Sindh, Pakistan

Observations on the Occurrence of Subgenus Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) (Nematoda: Camallanidae) Parasitizing Two Species of Freshwater Fishes from Sindh, Pakistan

Muhammad Moosa Abro1*, Nadir Ali Birmani2 and Muhammad Bachal Bhutto3

1Department of Zoology, Government College University Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan; 2Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan; 3Department of Parasitology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Pakistan.


*Correspondence | Muhammad Moosa Abro, Department of Zoology, Government College University Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan; Email: abromusa@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Nematehelminthic examination of two species of freshwater fishes, Mastacembelus armatus and Oreochromis niloticus collected from the Indus river of Sindh Pakistan, revealed presence of subgenus Spirocamallanus of genus Procamallanus. The subgenus was characterized by the presence of spiral thickening in buccal capsule. The prevalence of subgenus was higher in Mastacembelus armatus (33.33%) than Oreochromis niloticus (7.69%). There is difference of mean intensity (3.66 and 4) and density (1.2 and 0.306) of Sprirocamallanus in both fishes. This subgenus is recorded for first time in Mastacembelus armatus and Oreochromis niloticus from the lower Indus river in Sindh province of Pakistan.

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Journal of Innovative Sciences

December

Vol.9, Iss.2, Pages 192-241

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