Abstract
AbstractBetween 2013 and 2015, 2092 chondrichthyan fish belonging to eight species were collected along the Tunisian coast and examined for parasitic copepods. Eleven different species of copepods representing five families, Caligidae, Eudactylinidae, Kroyeriidae, Lernaeopodidae and Pandaridae, were collected. Three of these species are reported for the first time in Tunisia (Pseudocharopinus malleus,Perissopus dentatusandNesippus orientalis) and one new species ofKroyeriawas found. In addition, we identified a number of new host records including: the presence ofEudactylinella albaonBathytoshia centroura,Dasyatis pastinaca,Mustelus mustelusandScyliorhinus canicula. This is the first record ofNemesissp. onB. centrourain Tunisia. We report here for the first time the presence ofPseudocharopinus bicaudatusandPseudocharopinus concavusonBathytoshia centrouraandLernaeopoda galeionRaja clavata.
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