Six freshwater species of fishes have been subjected to parasitological investigation, which were collected from water in different urban area of Al-tamim governorate. The results revealed the presence of four species of helminthes; include one species of cestoda(Bothriocephalus gowokensis) collected from Cyprinus carpio and Aspiux vorax( with the rate 2.9 %and 25% respectively); one species of nematoda (Cucullanus cyprini) collected from the carp; two species of acanthocephalans namely Neoechinorhynchus rutili collected from Cyprinus carpio, Barbus luteus, Chondrostoma regius and Varicorhinus trutta. The incidence of infection in Cyprinus carpio(4.2% in males and 8.3 % in females); in Barbus luteus(2.5%); in Chondrostoma regius(8% in males and 9.9% in females) and in Varicorhinus . trutta(50%).The other species of acanthocephala is Neoechinorhynchus iraqinensis which has been revealed from Liza abu( 15.7% in males and 35% in females). From the result of the present study, it can be concluded, that, all four helminthic parasites are the first record in fishes caught from Kirkuk province.
Rahemo, Z., & Nawwab Al-Deen, F. M. (2008). The helminths of Freshwatere fishes caught from waters of rural areas of Kirkuke governorate, Iraq. Kirkuk Journal of Science, 3(2), 23-33. doi: 10.32894/kujss.2008.42149
MLA
ZohairI.F. Rahemo; Fatin Muhammed Nawwab Al-Deen. "The helminths of Freshwatere fishes caught from waters of rural areas of Kirkuke governorate, Iraq". Kirkuk Journal of Science, 3, 2, 2008, 23-33. doi: 10.32894/kujss.2008.42149
HARVARD
Rahemo, Z., Nawwab Al-Deen, F. M. (2008). 'The helminths of Freshwatere fishes caught from waters of rural areas of Kirkuke governorate, Iraq', Kirkuk Journal of Science, 3(2), pp. 23-33. doi: 10.32894/kujss.2008.42149
VANCOUVER
Rahemo, Z., Nawwab Al-Deen, F. M. The helminths of Freshwatere fishes caught from waters of rural areas of Kirkuke governorate, Iraq. Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2008; 3(2): 23-33. doi: 10.32894/kujss.2008.42149
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