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| Title |
Rocinela signata (Isopoda: Aegidae) parasitizing the gills of the spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Actinopterygii: Mullidae) in Northeastern Brazil
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| Published in |
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1590/0001-3765201720150677 |
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| Authors |
Lucas Cardoso, Maurício L Martins, Jéssica E S DE Aquíno Golzio, Carolina N C Bomfim, Ricardo L M DE Oliveira, Leilane B G Dos Santos, Ana Carolina F Lacerda |
| Abstract |
Parasitic isopods of fishes usually show wide distribution and low host specificity. This study investigated the occurrence of gill parasites in 120 specimens of spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus, marine fish of great economic importance for fishery community. The fish were captured monthly in the Coast of Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, between October 2012 and September 2013. Eleven isopods were found and identified as Rocinela signata. We observed lower infections in the gills of P. maculatus (prevalence 8.3%, mean intensity 1.6±0.3 and mean abundance 0.1±0.3) when compared to other studies of different host fishes from geographically close locations. This parasite has been reported from a wide variety of fish species, not only in Brazil, but also in the eastern Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. This is the first report of R. signata in spotted goatfish. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 15 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Professor | 1 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 7% |
| Researcher | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 2 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 13% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 47% |