[Anisakidae larvae (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) parasites of the bluewing searobin Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793) (Osteichthyes: Triglidae) from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil].
Eighty specimens of Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793) from Angra dos Reis, coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro (23 degrees 01 'S, 44 degrees 19 'W), were necropsied to study their metazoan parasites. Three species of larval nematodes anisakids were found, Anisakis sp., Hysterothylacium sp. and Raphidascaris sp. from the liver and mesenteries. These nematodes are described and a revision of available literature concerning nematodes belonging to these genera was made.
Bicudo
Alvaro J A
AJ
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
Tavares
Luiz E R
LE
Luque
José L
JL
D000818:Animals; D017163:Anisakis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil; D007814:Larva; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*