Helminth Infections in Tench (Tinca tinca) from Kapulukaya Dam Lake

Authors : Kader YILDIZ

Pages : 671-675

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to determine helminth infections in tench insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Tinca tinca);, caught in Kapulukaya dam lake. The tench were transferred to the laboratory alive or recently dead. Thereafter, they were necropsied. Postmortem examination of the fish revealed that 84% were positive for various helminth species. Asymphylodora tincae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(97.6%);, Pomphorhynchus laevis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26.1%);, metacercariae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.4%);, plerocercoids of Ligula sp. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.9%); and nematode larvae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.2%); were detected in infected fish. A. tincae was found in the intestine, P. laevis was found both in the intestine and in the abdominal cavity, plerocercoids of Ligula sp. were found only in the abdominal cavity, while nematode larvae and metacercariae were found on the skin and gills.
Keywords : Tench, Tinca tinca, helminths, distribution