A checklist of metazoan parasites from albacore Thunnus alalunga (Bonaterre, 1788)

Abstract

A checklist of the metazoan parasites of host fish Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) was compiled from parasitological records published between 1940 and 2010. The checklist is arranged alphabetically, providing valid names and authorities of the parasite species, its capture sites, author(s) and date of published records. A total of 14 valid species are listed from T. alalunga. Parasite species where host data are missing or where the parasite was found not associated with a T. alalunga not are included.