Fish parasite communities in tropical reservoirs along the Perak River, Malaysia |
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Authors: | Si Si Hla Bu Leong Tak Seng |
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Institution: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | The parasite communities of fish in three reservoirs (Temengor, Kenering and Cenderuh) along the Perak River, as well as in
the lower Perak, are compared. A total of 36 species, 51 species, 61 species and 58 species of metazoan parasites from six
types of fishes common in all studied locations, were obtained in Temengor, Kenering, Cenderuh Reservoirs, and downstream
Perak River, respectively. The various criteria (prevalence, mean intensity, diversity index, similarity index and evenness)
of the parasite community were highest at the Cenderuh Reservoir, followed by the downstream river, Kenering, and Temengor
Reservoirs. Monogeneans were the most common parasites in all species of fish examined from all study sites. Fish of the same
species showed a high degree of similarity of its parasite fauna regardless of study site, but different hosts had a low similarity
of their parasite fauna, even within the same study site.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | fish parasite communities reservoirs diversity similarity |
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