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Ectoparasites infecting Mugil curema (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in Amapá state estuary, in the northern Brazilian coast region

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In fish, one of the most important interactions is that occur between parasite species and environment. Wild fish interactions with parasites of different taxa can result in diseases for fish and consequently damages to the fishing industry. This study investigated the ectoparasite fauna in Mugil curema (Valenciennes, 1836), in Amapá state estuary, in Brazilian coast region. The parasite prevalence was 51.4%, and a total of 282 parasites were collected among Ligophorus brasiliensis (Abdallah, Azevedo & Luque 2009), Excorallana longicornis (Lemos de Castro, 1960), larvae of Gnathia sp. and Ergasilus atafonensis (Amado & Rocha, 1995), but L. brasiliensis was the dominant parasite. The parasites presented highly aggregated dispersion, except for Gnathia sp. that had a random dispersion. There was a predominance of hosts non-parasitized and parasitized by one species. The relative condition factor did not differ between parasitized and non-parasitized fish. The body size of hosts did not influence the parasite abundance. The community of ectoparasites consisted of low species richness with low infection levels. This is the first study on parasites of fish from the coast of the State of Amapá and is the first report of Gnathia sp. for M. curema.

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The authors also thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) for the productivity research fellowship awarded to Tavares-Dias, M (Grant 303013/2015-0).

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  1. Faculdade de Macapá (Fama), Curso de Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Macapá, AP, Brazil

    Joilson Rodrigues Santos

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Zoologia (Evolução), Universidade Federal Do Pará (UFPA)/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Belém, PA, Brazil

    Pedro Hugo Esteves-Silva & Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos

  3. Embrapa Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brazil

    Marcos Tavares-Dias

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Santos, J.R., Esteves-Silva, P.H., Costa-Campos, C.E. et al. Ectoparasites infecting Mugil curema (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in Amapá state estuary, in the northern Brazilian coast region. J Parasit Dis 45, 1065–1070 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-021-01408-8

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