title: Helminth parasites of freshwater fish in Chiapas, Mexico.
abstract: An inventory based on previously published records and original data is presented for the helminth parasites reported in 54 fish species from 17 families from the state of Chiapas, southeast Mexico. This survey reports the presence of 43 helminth species in Chiapas for the first time. The actualized inventory of helminth parasites of freshwater fish from Chiapas contains 88 species from 67 genera and 40 helminth families. Trematodes and nematodes were the most abundant taxonomic groups. The helminth fauna in freshwater fishes from Chiapas consists of Central American species. All the helminth species recorded in Chiapas have also been collected from bodies of freshwater between the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Isthmus of Panama. This inventory shows that this fauna is quite similar to that from the neighboring basins of the lower Grijalva-Usumacinta system and the Yucatan Peninsula. The taxonomic composition and distribution data reported here for the helminth fauna of Chiapas' freshwater fish, contribute to a better understanding of this faunal component in Central America.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Helmintología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510 Mexico, DF, Mexico. gsalgado@ibiologia.unam.mx
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salgado-Maldonado
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caspeta-Mandujano
authors.forename: František
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moravec
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soto-Galera
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodiles-Hernández
authors.forename: Guillermina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabañas-Carranza
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montoya-Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008800:Mexico