A Preliminary Study of Parasitic Infections of Some Fishes from Kinabatangan River, Sandakan, Sabah

Hairul Hafiz Mahsol and Norizzah Zainuddin and Noor Farniza Habib Abdullah and Abdul Hamid Ahmad (2014) A Preliminary Study of Parasitic Infections of Some Fishes from Kinabatangan River, Sandakan, Sabah. Borneo Science, 35. pp. 28-33. ISSN 1394-4339

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Abstract

A survey of fishes of the Kinabatangan River was conducted to determine the fish types, abundance and prevalence of parasitic infection. The fishes were collected with gill nets in two distinct areas, named Abai and Bilit. Eleven fish species in ten genera and ten families were encountered. The family Ariidae formed 36.3% of the total number of individuals (n=80) while the rest were Pangasiidae (15%), Siluridae (11.3%), Cyprinidae (10%), Engraulidae (7.5%), Bagridae (6.3%), Toxotidae (6.3%), Sciaenidae (3.8%), Megalopidae (2.5%) and Clariidae (1.3%). Both ectoparasites and endoparasites especially intestinal helminth were recorded. The ectoparasite infestation rate was 45% whereas the endoparasite remain only 17.5%. The overall parasitic infection rate was more than half of sample (53.8%).This preliminary data indicated that almost half of the population of fishes from these areas could be exposed to parasitic infection.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Infection , Parasites , Fishes , Kinabatangan River
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates > QL614-639.8 Fishes
Department:	INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2022 11:07
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2022 11:07
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34025

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