Fish parasite communities in tropical reservoirs along the Perak River, Malaysia

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 356; no. 1-3; pp. 175 - 181
• Main Authors: Hla Bu, Si Si, Seng, Leong Tak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.10.1997; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Fish; Fresh water ecosystems; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Parasites; Pisces; Synecology; Asia; Malaysia; Malaysia, Malaya, Perak R; Monogenea; Prevalence; Plathelmintha; Parasite; Freshwater environment; Dam; Species diversity; Water tank; Vertebrata; Animal community; Pisces; Helmintha; Stream; Parasitism rate; Invertebrata
• ISSN: 0018-8158; 1573-5117
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1003158700538

The parasite communities of fish in three reservoirs (Temengor, Kenering and Cenderuh) along the Perak River, as well as in the lower Perak, are compared. A total of 36 species, 51 species, 61 species and 58 species of metazoan parasites from six types of fishes common in all studied locations, were obtained in Temengor, Kenering, Cenderuh Reservoirs, and downstream Perak River, respectively. The various criteria (prevalence, mean intensity, diversity index, similarity index and evenness) of the parasite community were highest at the Cenderuh Reservoir, followed by the downstream river, Kenering, and Temengor Reservoirs. Monogeneans were the most common parasites in all species of fish examined from all study sites. Fish of the same species showed a high degree of similarity of its parasite fauna regardless of study site, but different hosts had a low similarity of their parasite fauna, even within the same study site.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]