erez, mahmut sinan afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY , göksu, ahmet afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY , kozan, esma afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY

Camallanus spp. in Aquarium Fish (Poecilia reticulata)

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The aim of this study was to determine the species of parasites in Guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) which was brought to Parasitology Laboratory of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University. The owner of the aquarium informed that sudden and mass deaths were observed in the aquarium and brought some of the dead fish to the laboratory for the examination. In addition to abdominal swelling in the fish, reddish parasites crawling out of the anus were also seen. Some of dead fish underwent examination for diagnostic purposes, the parasites were collected and fixed in 70% alcohol, then cleaned with glycerin and examined under a microscope. Collected parasites are described as Camallanus spp. according to related (Stromberg ve Crites, 1974). No other parasitic infection were found during the examination.

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Fish , Camallanus , Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) , Parasite

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal

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