On the occurrence of a double parasitism (copepod and isopod) on the anchovy fish in India.
A double parasitism (isopod and copepod) on anchovy fish, Stolephorus commersonii Lacepede, 1803 was recorded from Parangipettai (India) coastal waters during June, 2004. This is the first report from this region and the infestation is discussed in relation to environmental parameters in this short communication.
Rajkumar
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Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai-608 502, India.
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Trilles
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D000818:Animals; D033342:Copepoda / Q000502:physiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007194:India; D033321:Isopoda / Q000502:physiology*