Incidence of some helminth parasites in the Malaysian catfish<i>Clarias batrachus</i>(Linnaeus)

Furtado, J. I.; Kim-Low, Tan

doi:10.1080/03680770.1973.11899658

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“…The observed seasonal trend could be due to many factors, e.g., change of diet of host, temperature, increased abundance of intermediate host. However, this observed seasonal trend was found to be similar to two other caryophyllaeid cestodes, Lytecestus parvulus and L. lativitellarium, found in Malaysia, in which the seasonal prevalence increased in the wet season (Furtado & Tan, 1973). B. acheilognathi has become cosmopolitan, having been introduced to many parts of the world especially with acclimatized Ctenopharynodon idella from its native China.…”

Section: Puntius Binoratusmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…The distribution and ecology of the parasites of freshwater fishes in their natural habitat in Malaysia have not been well studied. A few studies have reported mixed infections of parasites from a single fish host (Fernando & Furtado, 1963;Furtado & Tan, 1973;Chiang & Leong, 1979;Leong 1980;Leong & Mokhtar, 1981) or infection of a single species of parasite in a variety of fish hosts in the same habitat (Betterton, 1979).…”

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Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites of Puntius binotatus in an irrigation canal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Leong

1986

Journal of Fish Biology

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Two hundred specimens of the cyprinid fish Puntius binotarus were collected over a period of 1 year, February 1976January 1977, from an irrigation canal in Palau Pinang, Malaysia. Six species of parasites were recovered: Dactylogyrus sp., Rhabdochona penengensis Furtado, 1965; Proreocephalus sp., Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934, Pallisenfis gaboes MacCallum, 1918 and Lumproglena minufa Capart, 1943. The prevalence and mean density of two ectoparasites (Dactylogyrus sp. and L. minufa) and an endoparasite (B. acheilognathi] were examined in relation to season and host size. Fish were found to be free of these parasites in many months of the year. Prevalence and mean density of Dacfylogyrus sp. and L. minufa were found to be highest during the early part of wet season, whereas those of B. acheilognafhi were found to be highest in the later part of wet season. Prevalence of L. minufa increased with increasing size of fish, but mean density was least in the largest fish. Both prevalence and mean density of B. acheilognafhi were highest in smaller fish, whereas that of Dacfylogyrus sp. showed little variation in the three size-groups.

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Section: Puntius Binoratusmentioning

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Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites of Puntius binotatus in an irrigation canal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Leong

1986

Journal of Fish Biology

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“…It is thought that due to easy availability of nutrient substance in the intestine, the parasites favoured mostly this niche. The fish parasites alike to other vertebrates, subsists either on the digested contents or the tissue of the intestine of the hosts (Furtado and Tan 1973).…”

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“…(1984), Zaman and Khanum (1990), Zaman et al 1990;and Arther and Ahmed (2002). Furtado and Tan (1973), Leong (1979) and Zaman (1985) investigated the parasite communities of two catfish species viz. Clarias batrachus and C. macrocephalus in the paddy fields of Malaysia.…”

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Hemlninth and Parasitic Arthropod Prevalence in Catfish Clarias batrachus (L.) from Ponds in Savar

Khanum

Easmin

Hasan

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Bangladesh J. Zool.

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“…has been categorized as an omnivore or generalized feeder with a fairly flexible feeding behaviour. However, this type of comparison is restrictive because: 1. in situ investigations had not been undertaken on the fish fauna of Bukit Merah Reservoir; 2. the methodology of study in all cases is differ- detritivore herbivore phytoplankton feeder herbivore herbivore herbivorous-detritivore omnivore-detritivore detritivore carnivore (insect) carnivore (insect) omnivore carnivore carnivore carnivore carnivore omnivore omnivore carnivore carnivore herbivore (microphagous) carnivore omnivore herbivore carnivore Bishop, 1973Rabanal, 1968Mizuno & Mori, 1970Inger & Chin, 1962Inger & Chin, 1962Chan, 1975Yap & Furtado, 1981Tan, 1972Inger & Chin, 1962Inger & Chin, 1962Furtado & Tan, 1973Teoh, 1970Inger & Chin, 1962Othman, 1970-Inger & Chin, 1962Ong, 1968Inger & Chin, 1962Inger & Chin, 1962Inger & Chin, 1962Teoh, 1970Bishop, 1973Tan, 1972Soong, undated Othman, 1970 ent, thus generating inconsistencies, or insensitivity in the findings. The commonly used three methods of quantifying food items by volume, number and frequency occurrence all contain biases which limit the usefulness of any one method, if used singly.…”

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Food resource utilization partitioning of fifteen fish species at Bukit Merah Reservoir, Malaysia

Siaw-Yang

1988

Hydrobiologia

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Statistical and mathematical models have been used to measure the subtle differences in food resources utilisation of fifteen (15) fish species at Bukit Merah Reservoir, Malaysia. The models employed are niche breadth, dietary overlap indices and discriminant analysis. A diet measure based on the relative importance index of food items was used for the analysis, to correct for biases of the single indices consisting of the volumetric, numerical and occurrence frequency. Niche breadth (B,) indicating the diversity or breadth of the food resource gradient utilized by a fish classifies species as generalized feeders (Bi > 4.5), intermediate and specialized feeders (Bi< 2). Niche overlap (Oij) quantifying the sharing of food resource between two species varies from 0.07 to 0.81 and describes high dietary overlap (Oij > 0.60) for most fish at the reservoir;but Trichogaster pectoralis (Anabantidae) feeding on the plankton shows relatively low dietary overlap. A scatter plot and a territorial map of the discriminatory analysis on the dietary composition result in combination an objective basis for trophic classification of the fish community, and describe (1) Osteochilus hasselti and Puntius gonionotus as herbivores, (2) Oxyeleotris marmorata, Clarias batrachus, Ophicephalus striatus, Mystus planicep, and presumably Wallago leerii and Hampala macrolepidota as carnivores, (3) Puntius schwanenfeldii, Cyclocheilichthys apogon, and presumably Labiobarbus festiva as detritivores, (4) Notopterus notopterus as a generalist, and (5) Trichogaster pectoralis as a planktivore. This multivariate analysis is relatively superior to the traditional subjective method for trophic classification and discerning subtle differences objectively, though intermingling occur.

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Incidence of some helminth parasites in the Malaysian catfishClarias batrachus(Linnaeus)

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites of Puntius binotatus in an irrigation canal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites of Puntius binotatus in an irrigation canal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Hemlninth and Parasitic Arthropod Prevalence in Catfish Clarias batrachus (L.) from Ponds in Savar

Food resource utilization partitioning of fifteen fish species at Bukit Merah Reservoir, Malaysia

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