title: [Parasite fauna of the snakehead Channa argus warpachowskii from Primorsky Krai].
abstract: Parasite fauna of the snakehead Channa argus warpachowskii was studied in water bodies of Primorsky Krai. Thirty-one parasite species were recorded in this host from the studied area according to original and literary data. Most part of these species are host-specific parasites of snakehead originated from Chinese-Indian region or parasites having a wide host range and able to infest almost all freshwater fishes. Moreover, three brackishwater species of parasites were found in the fishes introduced into the rivers of the southern part of Primorsky Krai. The causes of this invasion are discussed.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ermolenko
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Besprozvannykh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D045483:Rivers / Q000469:parasitology*; D012800:Siberia