First report on Asian fish tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) infection of indigenous mahseer (Tor tambra) from Nagan Raya district, Aceh province, Indonesia

Abstract

Summary Muchlisin, Z. A., Z. Fuadi, A. M. Munazir, N. Fadli, W. Winaruddin , C. Nanda Defira & A. Hendri, 2015. First report on A sian fish tapeworm ( B othriocephalus acheilog nathi ) infection of indigenous mahseer ( T or ta m bra ) from N agan R aya district, A ceh province, I ndonesia . Bulg. J. Vet. Med. (online first). The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and intensity of the Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi on the indigenous mahseer fish Tor tambra . The fish samples were collected from Isie p River, Nagan Raya District as representative of wild population and from aqu a- culture ponds as representative of captive population. A total of 30 fish sam ples from Krueng Isep river and 30 fish samples from aquaculture fish ponds were examined in this study. The fish samples were abdominally dissected and t he alimentary tract s were taken and perforated . The alimentary co n- tents were placed onto P etri dish a nd observed for tapeworms. The samples of worm were photographed using stereo microscope. The results showed that the fish samples from aquaculture fishponds were infected by Bothriocephalus acheilognathi with the prevalence and intensity of 53.33% and 8.0 6, respectively, while no fish from the river was infected by cestoda.