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The first report of Nematode (Contracaecum) and two Acanthocephala (Serrasentis sagittifer, Tenuiosentis niloticus) in Persian Gulf’s Japanese threadfin bream (Nemipterus japonicus)

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In this study, 649 Japanese threadfin bream (Nemipterus japonicus) were captured from the Persian Gulf and necropsied. The helminths of each organ were cleared by clearing solutions and stained by proper staining methods. Identification of the parasites was conducted according to identification keys. Totally, 109 (17%) of fishes were infected with parasites, and infection in intestine was higher than in other organs. In the present study, one Nematode (Contracaecum), two Acanthocephala (Serrasentis sagittifer, Tenuiosentis niloticus), and three larvae were isolated. Although Serrasentis sagittifes was reported in previous studies in Iran, Tenuiosentis niloticus and Contracaecum are reported for first time in Iranian fishes.

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  1. Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    Ahmad Nematollahi & Parisa Shahbazi

  2. Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    Mohammad F. Abbasi

  3. Department of Food Hygiene and Aquatics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, Iran

    Saeid Ghaemmaghami

  4. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Iraj Mobedi

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The study was performed under the approval of the state committee on animal ethics, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran (No: 4687/63- Date: Aug 2015).

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All authors have received research grants from University of Tabriz, Iran, and declare that they have not conflict of interest.

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Nematollahi, A., Shahbazi, P., Abbasi, M.F. et al. The first report of Nematode (Contracaecum) and two Acanthocephala (Serrasentis sagittifer, Tenuiosentis niloticus) in Persian Gulf’s Japanese threadfin bream (Nemipterus japonicus). Comp Clin Pathol 27, 1303–1307 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-018-2739-9

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