Report of Cichlidogyrus tilapiae (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) in Oreochromis niloticus “tilapia” (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) collected in a fishpond in the Peruvian Amazon
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https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v33i6.22743Keywords:
Peruvian Amazon, ectoparasite, Monogenoidea, pisciculture, tilapiaAbstract
Tilapias are fish introduced to Latin America and are considered harmful to natural ecosystems. The presence of these fish has been detected in natural water bodies and in breeding ponds in the Loreto Region, Peru. In the present study, the gills of Oreochromis niloticus “tilapia” from a culture pond on the Iquitos-Nauta highway were analysed, and the monogenoid Cichlidogyrus tilapiae parasitizing O. niloticus was identified. This would be the first report in the region of a species of Monogenoidea collected from the gills of an exotic fish.
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