ABSTRACT
A study was done on the prevalence of
parasites of fish from thrcc locations namely Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Farm, Isigatc Markct and Pat Farms all in Umualia
North Local Government Arca, /Abia Stu le. A lotul or 110 fish were examined
for both cctoparasitcs and cndoparasitcs using floatation method and
microscopy. Out of these 61 (55.45%) were infected. Six parasites were
recovered. These were /chthyphthirius multifilis, Tetrahymena spp, Argulus spp,
Piscinoodinium spp, Clinostomum spp and Dactylogyrus spp. Different sizes of
fish ranging from I4-27cm in length and 40-630g in weight were examined.
Infection was highest among fish from Isi-gate (64.15%). The least infected was
fish from MOUAU fish pond (46.67%). The parasites recovered belong to 4
parasitic groups namely ciliates (30.0%), crustaceans (6.36%), dinoflagellates
(10.0%) and trematodes (9.09%). Sex related infection showed that more females
(76.20%) were infected. Synodontis budgeti recorded the highest rate of
infection (73.33%). More ectoparasites (30.0%) than endoparasites (25.45%) were
recovered. Ectoparasites were recovered from the body, gills and mouth while
the endoparasites were recovered from the intestine. Among the parasites
Tctrahymena spp was the most abundant (39.34%).
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