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The First Data on Parasites of Monkey Goby Neogobius fluviatilis (Perciformes, Gobiidae) in the Saratov Reservoir

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The parasite fauna of the monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis has been studied from the lower part of the Saratov Reservoir. Six species of parasites are recorded, for one of which (the goby-specific plerocercoid Triaenophorus crassus) the monkey goby is recorded as an additional host for the first time. The 100% invasion of the goby by the alien fluke Nicolla skrjabini makes it possible to attribute it to the main definitive hosts of the parasite in the water body.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to L.V. Golovatyuk, Cand. Biol. Sci. (Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Sciences), for assistance in identifying the crustaceans.

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This study was performed within the framework of a state assignment of the Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Branch of the Samara Federal Research Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, project no. AAAA-A17-117112040039-7 “Ecological Patterns of the Structural and Functional Organization, Resource Potential and Stable Functioning of the Volga Basin Ecosystems” (area 51 “Ecology of Organisms and Communities”).

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Mineeva, O.V., Mineev, A.K. The First Data on Parasites of Monkey Goby Neogobius fluviatilis (Perciformes, Gobiidae) in the Saratov Reservoir. Russ J Biol Invasions 11, 341–347 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111720040074

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