Abstract
Mugil curema is a pelagic fish species and it is considered the most common species of the Mugilidae family on the Brazilian coast. The objective of this study was to compile the existing information on the metazoan parasites of this host, as well as including new records from specimens captured in the Cabedelo city, state of Paraíba, Brazil. In the present study, we listed 81 taxa belonging to ten groups previously recorded for the host M. curema, and included 16 species recorded in the Cabedelo region. Eight out of 16 parasite taxa found in the Cabedelo region are first host records for M. curema: Ligophorus brasiliensis, Ligophorus sp.1, Ligophorus sp.2 (Monogenea), Fellodistomidae gen. sp., Bucephalidae gen. sp. (Digenea), Pharyngodonidae gen. sp. (Nematoda), Piscicolidae gen. sp. (Hirudinea) and Lernaeopodidae gen. sp. (Copepoda). Monogenea was the most abundant taxonomic group, followed by Copepoda. Despite the number of existing parasitological studies on this host species, new records of occurrence were made for the Cabedelo region and for the host, indicating that the knowledge about the parasites associated with this fish species is still under construction, especially because of its wide geographic distribution.
Highlights
To date, Mugilidae family comprises 20 genera and 78 valid species (Froese & Pauly 2017)
Mugil curema is considered synonymous with four species (Froese & Pauly 2017): Liza curema (Valenciennes), M. petrosus Valenciennes, Myxus harengus Günther and M. metzelaari Chabanaud, being these species included in the survey of parasite fauna of the host M. curema
Studies on parasites are important because they constitute a large component of global biodiversity that is often neglected
Summary
Mugilidae family comprises 20 genera and 78 valid species (Froese & Pauly 2017) These fishes present worldwide distribution occurring in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Froese & Pauly 2017), primarily in coastal marine regions, having few species in freshwater regions (Nelson et al 2016). They inhabit estuaries during part of their life cycle as breeding and/or nursery areas (McDowall 2007). Its representatives are coastal pelagic, of relatively shallow waters and have a gregarious habit that favors the detection of food and helps protect against predators (Carvalho et al 2007) This fish species has preference for detritus associated
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