Gill Ectoparasites of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Imported from Syria
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This study was carried out to determine species of ectoparasites from goldfish (Carassius auratus) imported from Syria. One hundred of live imported goldfish from Syria, May and June between month in 2019, were examined in the laboratory of Aquaculture Faculty, Mersin University. Of the seven species of ectoparasites isolated in this study, four were monogeneans (Dactylogyrus sp. Dactylogyrus vastator, Gyrodactylus sp. and Gyrodactylus chinensis) and two were protistan (Trichodina sp., Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) and one were crustacean (Argulus japonicus). The fish examined were imported from Syria. Although goldfishes were carried by trucks many of which came from the single exporting region of Syrian Arab Rebuplic, the all trucks examined were found to have high prevalence and intensity of parasites. It is suggested that proper quarantine procedure was not performed before retail selling of these imported fish. According to consequences of this study, It is recommended that before transporting internationally, fish should be examined for parasitic risk and other pathogens to prevent the spread of parasitic diseases.
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