title: [Quantitative aspects of metazoan parasites communities of American harvestfish, Peprilus paru (Linnaeus,1758) (Perciformes: Stromateidae), from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil].
abstract: Eighty and one specimens of Peprilus paru (Linnaeus,1758) (Perciformes: Stromateidae), collected from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (21-23 degrees S, 41-45 degrees W) were necropsied between January 2003 to September 2003 to study their infracommunities of metazoan parasites. All fish were parasitized by two or more metazoan. Were collected eight species of metazoans parasites: four digeneans (Aponurus laguncula, Opechona sp. Lecithocladium sp. e Acanthocolphoides sp.), two nematodes (Hystherothylacium sp. e Raphidascaris sp.), one monogenean (Microcotyle sp.) and one copepod (Caligus sp.). No parasite species showed significant correlation between the body total length of the host and their abundance. The evaluation of the effect of host on parasite abundance and prevalence not showed significant results. The parasite species presented an aggregated distribution pattern. The metazoan parasite community of P. paru is characterized by the high species diversity and high values os prevalence. One pair adult endoparasites presented association.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Bolsistas CNPq e CAPES.
authors.forename: Rodney K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: De Azevedo
authors.forename: Vanessa D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Luque
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D010271:Parasites / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*