New occurrence of Cirolana capricornica ( Isopoda : Cirolanidae ) from Epinephelus chlorostigma in Suez Governorate, Egypt

• Published in: Veterinary World Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 150 - 155
• Main Authors: Abdulmohsen, Mohamad, Abdel-Mawla, Heba I, El-Lamie, Maather M, Kamel, Marwa S, Abdel-Raheem, Sherief M, El-Ghareeb, Waleed Rizk, Meligy, Ahmed M A, Abouelhassan, Eman M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Veterinary World 01.01.2024
• Subjects: cirolanidae; clinical picture; crustacea; isopoda; prevalence; Crustacea; prevalence; Cirolanidae; Isopoda; clinical picture
• ISSN: 0972-8988; 2231-0916
• DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.150-155

The isopods of the are noteworthy. All marine, fresh, and brackish waterways at all depths are home to aquatic organisms. This order also includes species that live on land. This study aimed to report a new occurrence of the isopod on the operculum, mouth, and body cavities of in the Suez Governorate, Egypt. With the help of fishermen, 50 live (Linnaeus, 1758) were randomly gathered along the Red Sea coast of the Suez Governorate during November and December 2019 for the current investigation. Isopods were isolated from the fish samples and captured using light and electron microscopy for morphological identification. Some fish were emaciated, and minute white isopods were attached externally to the skin near the gills and mouth cavity, and internally to the mouth cavity. No correlation was observed between body cavity attachment and gross lesions. The prevalence of infestation was 16%. was identified using optical and electron microscopy to analyze the isopod specimens' morphology. This scavenging isopod species is newly discovered in Egypt.