Abstract
ABSTRACT Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 is an economically important food fish and has been recommended for aquaculture in South America. A total of 278 fishes were collected in the spring and summer of 2009 and 2010. These fish were sorted into sample groups according to their size class. We used Bayesian statistics and 95% credible intervals for each parameter tested were calculated. Fish studied harbored a total of 15 different species of parasites. Diversity of parasite species found on Mugil liza was greatest at the S.R.C. collection site, but evidenced a lower species richness than at A.R. site. The 1st size fishes of both sites evidenced greater parasite diversity than either 2nd or 3rd size fish. Differences observed could be explained by the different use of habitat types at the two sites or differential susceptibility to infection by parasites. The dominance of D. fastigatainfluenced observed results of lower community diversity indexes. New works elucidating different parasite life cycles within juvenile and adults ofM. liza in Argentina, promise to be important for determining the risk of the parasitism by zoonotic metacercariae A. (P.) longa and use of this fish as food and an economic resource, and the possible use of mullet parasites in other promising fields as indicators of biodiversity, and/ or water contamination.
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Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 is an economically important food fish and has been recommended for aquaculture in South America
Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836, an economically important food fish has been recommended for aquaculture in South America (Godinho et al, 1988; OIA, 2007), is the only mullet that breeds in Argentina (Gonzalez Castro et al, 2011)
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Summary
Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 is an economically important food fish and has been recommended for aquaculture in South America. Diversity of parasite species found on Mugil liza was greatest at the S.R.C. collection site, but evidenced a lower species richness than at A.R. site. (P.) longa and use of this fish as food and an economic resource, and the possible use of mullet parasites in other promising fields as indicators of biodiversity, and/ or water contamination. Análisis ecológica y comparativa de parásitos en juveniles de Mugil liza (Pisces, Mugilidae) de dos sitios en la baía Samborombón, Argentina. Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836, an economically important food fish has been recommended for aquaculture in South America (Godinho et al, 1988; OIA, 2007), is the only mullet that breeds in Argentina (Gonzalez Castro et al, 2011). Many works have been published about lebranche mullet parasites (Chieffi, 1990; Chieffi et al, 1992; Knoff & Amato, 1992; Knoff & Boeger, 1994; Knoff et al, 1994; Amado & Rocha,1995; Martinez Okumura et al, 1999; Scholz, 1999; Suriano et al, 2000; Fernandes & Cohen, 2006; Aparecida de Oliveira et al, 2007; Abdallah et al, 2009; Failla Siquier & Ostrowski de Nuñez, 2009; Marcotegui et al, 2009; Marcotegui & Martorelli, 2009; Simões et al, 2010; Montes et al, 2013), but ecological papers have focused mainly on adult fish (Knoff et al, 1997; Ranzani-Paiva & Silva Souza, 2004; Alarcos & Etchegoin, 2010), only Carnevia & Speranza (2003) working with juvenile from Uruguay reported some population indices
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