NEW RECORD OF TWO EURYHALIOTREMA KRITSKY & BOEGER, 2002 SPECIES (MONOGENOIDEA, DACTYLOGYRIDAE) FROM LUTJANID FISHES FROM MARINE COAST OFF IRAQ

Authors

  • Ali A. R. Al-Darwesh Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, Iraq.
  • Atheer H. Ali Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
  • Israa S. Abd Al-Ameer Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2025.18.3.0765

Keywords:

Arabian Gulf, Ectoparasite, Fish, Gills, Iraq, Snappers.

Abstract

The snappers (Lutjanid fish) are an important food source for the Iraqi people. Three species of lutjanid fishes- the Blackspot snapper Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869), Dory snapper L. fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) and L. indicus Allen, White & Erdmann, 2013 were caught from Iraqi marine waters in the Arabian Gulf during 2024. The Blackspot snapper L. ehrenbergii and the Dory snapper L. fulviflamma were found to be infested with both Euryhaliotrema adelpha Kritsky & Justine in Kritsky, 2012 (reported here as a new host) and E. spirotubiforum (Zhang, 2001) Wu, Zhu, Xie & Li, 2006. L. indicus was infested only with E. spirotubiforum which is reported here for the first time from this host species and thi geographical area (the Arabian Gulf). Illustrations of whole- mount specimens are given for E. adelpha for the first time. This investigation represents the first report of monogenoids from lutjanid fishes in Iraq.

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Published

2025-06-20

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2025)

Section

Original Articles