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The Parasites of Fishes of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers: Iraq and Turkey

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Abstract

The preliminary study aims to present and compare the parasites of the freshwater fish from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers of Iraq and Turkey. This study is also the first to provide a collective look at the parasites of freshwater fish from both these rivers. The comparison is mainly based on the checklists studied from the published papers on the fish parasites of these rivers. The parasite diversity is examined according to Phyla Platyhelminthes (Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda), Acanthocephala, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Cnidaria, and Ciliophora. The number of parasites reported in the freshwater fish from the Tigris River (241 species) is higher than the Euphrates River (170 species). In addition, the parasite diversity of the Euphrates River Part in Iraq (129 species) is higher than the Euphrates River Part in Turkey (62 species). The fish parasite diversity from the Tigris River of both countries was not compared due to insufficient information. It is recommended to do parasitological study as detailed in both rivers in future, especially the Tigris River.

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I would like to thank Laith A. Jawad for offering me chapter authorship in this book; Erhan Ünlü for providing me literature about fishes of Euphrates and Tigris Rivers of Turkey; to Furhan Mhaisen for inform me literature about fish parasites of Iraq.

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Öktener, A. (2021). The Parasites of Fishes of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers: Iraq and Turkey. In: Jawad, L.A. (eds) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: Their Environment from Headwaters to Mouth. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57570-0_69

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