LABORATORY INFECTION COMPARISON OF THREE CATFISH SPECIES WITH Ligictaluridus floridanus (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae)

Authors

  • Flaviano Benavides-González
  • Victoria González-Castillo
  • Isidro Othoniel Montelongo-Alfaro
  • Jesús Alberto de la Cruz-Cervantes
  • Andrés Zúñiga-Cortés
  • Gaspar M. Parra-Bracamonte
  • Jaime Luis Rábago-Castro
  • Roberto Pérez-Castañeda
  • María de la Luz Vázquez-Sauceda
  • Zeferino Blanco-Martínez
  • Lorena Garrido-Olvera
  • Jesús Genaro Sánchez-Martínez Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia - Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v58i7.3025

Keywords:

non local fish, hybrid, infection, striped catfish.

Abstract

This study looked at the prevalence, abundance, and mean intensity of the parasite Ligictaluridus floridanus (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), hybrid catfish (I. punctatus x I. furcatus), and the striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus), an exotic, non-local species. The channel catfish was the most susceptible to L. floridanus infection, followed by the hybrid catfish with a 100 % prevalence. The striped catfish was the least susceptible, and although the parasite was detected once, this species does not seem susceptible to long-term infection.

Author Biography

Jesús Alberto de la Cruz-Cervantes

Deceased

Additional Files

Published

11-10-2024

Issue

2024: Early Access (58-7)

Section

Animal Science

License

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