Parasites of Clarotes laticeps (Ruppell, 1832 Siluriformes, Bagridae) at Rivers Niger-Benue Confluence, Lokoja, Nigeria

Eyo, Joseph Effiong; Iyaji, F. O.

doi:10.3923/jfas.2014.125.133

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“…Although female fish were infected with more parasites species, infections were not significant in both males and females of C. gariepinus, these data are similar to the findings of Ayanda [26], who reported higher parasitic infestation in female C. gariepinus than the male as a result of their quest for survival, Omeji et al [27], Emere and Egbe [28] who reported that due to physiological state of the female, most gravid females could have reduced resistance to infestation by parasites. Of all helminth parasites recovered in the present study, they revealed that nematodes have the highest occurrence, while, cestodes showed maximum prevalence recovered from intestine, and these data are coincided by the results obtained by Paperna [10] and Eyo and Iyaji [29] who reported that the high infection of C. gariepinus by cestode parasites could be due to the ingestion of eggs, copepods and mollusks which serve as intermediate hosts of the larval stages of the cestodes.…”

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Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Abdel‐Gaber¹,

Garhy²,

Morsy³

2015

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The African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, is generally considered to be one of the most important tropical catfish species for aquaculture purposes. Parasitological investigation was performed in two hundred naturally collected fish samples during the period of February to December 2014. The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites infecting C. gariepinus was investigated. A total of 249 helminth parasites belonging to four genera were recovered from 130 (65%) examined fish samples. They were digenea Orientocreadium batrachoides, cestode Polyonchobothrium clariae, and nematode Procamallanus laevionchus and Camallanus polypteri. Majority of the recorded parasites were found in the intestine. Female fish samples had higher prevalence rate 72 (90%) than males 58 (48.33%), and there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in infestation rate between the two sexes. The relationship of host size (weight/length) and parasite infection showed that there was no significant difference in the parasitic infection among three classes, although fish of larger sizes had more infections. In addition, this study determines the effect of fish age on the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites.

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Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Abdel‐Gaber¹,

Garhy²,

Morsy³

2015

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“…Nigeria is blessed with many freshwater bodies of which Rivers Niger and Benue are the two major freshwater bodies cutting across the country from North to South. Series of studies have been conducted on parasites of freshwater sh species in different parts of the Nigeria [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Little or no study was conducted on the parasites of the branchial chamber of freshwater sh.…”

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Branchial Chamber and Gastrointestinal Tracts Parasites of Fish Species in Rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja, North Central, Nigeria

Onoja-Abutu

Okpanachi

Yaro

et al. 2021

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Background Freshwater fish species are posing health challenges by either serving as host of parasites that are harmful to man and animals. This study was conducted to determine the parasitic profile of the branchial and gastrointestinal tracts of freshwater fish species from Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. Fish samples were collected within a period of 12 months, the species and sex of the fish were identified. The two opercula of each fish were removed and examined for parasites, parasites recovered were preserved in 0.7% physiological saline. Gastrointestinal tracts were removed from each fish, placed in physiological saline and examined microscopically for parasites. Prevalence of parasites was calculated and comparison among categories was done using chi-square and student t-test. Results A total of seven parasites species were harboured in branchial chamber and gastrointestinal tracts of fish species from Rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja; Clinostomum sp. (trematode), Camallanus sp. (nematode), Capillaria sp., Rhabdochona congolensis (nematode), Contracaecum sp. (nematode), Proteocephalus sp. (cestode) and Spinitectus guntheri. T. zilli 81(95.3%) had the highest prevalence while O. niloticus, Clarias sp., S. schall and M. atlanticus had prevalence of 87(89.7%), 96(80.0%), 48(70.6%) and 27(38.6%) respectively with prevalence of 191(80.3%) and 148(73.3%) in females and males respectively. The gastrointestinal tracts 287(65.2%) was significantly harboured more parasites than branchial chamber 52(11.8%). Conclusion Fish species in Rivers Niger and Benue are highly infected with parasites. Fish consumers should subject the fish to proper processing before consumption, as some of these parasites maybe of zoonotic importance.

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Community structure, seasonal dynamics, and impact of some biological parameters of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus on the infection level of the helminth parasites

El-Tantawy,

Mashaly,

El-Naggar

2023

J Parasit Dis

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Parasites of Clarotes laticeps (Ruppell, 1832 Siluriformes, Bagridae) at Rivers Niger-Benue Confluence, Lokoja, Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

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Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Branchial Chamber and Gastrointestinal Tracts Parasites of Fish Species in Rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja, North Central, Nigeria

Community structure, seasonal dynamics, and impact of some biological parameters of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus on the infection level of the helminth parasites

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Parasites of Clarotes laticeps (Ruppell, 1832 Siluriformes, Bagridae) at Rivers Niger-Benue Confluence, Lokoja, Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

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Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish &lt;i&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/i&gt; in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish &lt;i&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/i&gt; in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Branchial Chamber and Gastrointestinal Tracts Parasites of Fish Species in Rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja, North Central, Nigeria

Community structure, seasonal dynamics, and impact of some biological parameters of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus on the infection level of the helminth parasites

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Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Lake Manzala, Egypt

Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasites of African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> in Lake Manzala, Egypt