In Brazil there are several records of parasitic nematodes of fish with zoonotic potential,
especially those belonging to the family Anisakidae. This study considers the morphology …

Seventy-four genera comprising approximately 140 named and 75 undetermined species of
adult and larval nematodes are associated with about 330 named and 50 undetermined …

Eighty-one Hoplias malabaricus specimens were collected between February 2014 and
June 2016. A total of 29 species of metazoan parasites were found, 13 of which were …

Entre abril de 2002 e julho de 2003, foram necropsiados 231 espécimes de peixes: 39
Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758), 79 A. fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819), 23 Hypostomus …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the tegument, musculature and mesentery of 102
specimens of Hoplerytrinus unitaeniatus, 104 of Hoplias malabaricus and 101 of …

This study aimed to characterize the prevalence, mean abundance, and mean intensity of
potential fish-borne zoonotic nematode larvae infecting the predator fish Hoplias aff …

Fifty specimens of Cichla piquiti were collected from the Paraná River downstream of the
Ilha Solteira Hydroelectric Power Station in Brazil and surveyed for endohelminth parasites …

In the freshwater ecosystems of Brazil can be found high biodiversity of fish, about 5160
species. However, the Jacaré-Pepira River, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil …

This study evaluated the infrapopulations of parasites in red piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
from the Cuiabá river, Mato Grosso, Brazil. One hundred sixty-four specimens of red piranha …

The catfish species Sciades proops inhabits muddy estuaries and shallow brackish lagoons,
as well as freshwater. For these reasons, it is believed that this species may act as an …