Nerocila bivittata (Cymothidae, Isopoda) infestation on Syngnathid Fishes in the Eastern Black Sea

Kayis S., ER A.

BULLETIN OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH PATHOLOGISTS, vol.32, no.4, pp.135-139, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: BULLETIN OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH PATHOLOGISTS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.135-139
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Fifty seahorses and 50 pipefish were sampled from 2010 to 2011, and examined for the presence of parasites. Unusual isopod infestations (Nerocila bivittata) were observed on pouch of Hippocampus guttulatus from 60 meters sea depth and on the skin of Sygnatus sp. from 10 meters depth.