Folia Parasitologica 39[3] 249-264 (1992)
GEOGRAPHICAL-DISTRIBUTION AND HOST SPECIFICITY OF ECTOPARASITES OF AUSTRALIAN BREAM, ACANTHOPAGRUS SPP (SPARIDAE)
- BYRNES, T (reprint author), UNIV NEW ENGLAND, DEPT ZOOL, ARMIDALE, NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA
The geographical distribution and host specificity of ectoparasites of Australian bream, Acanthopagrus australis (Gunther), A. butcheri (Munro), A. berda (Forskal) and A. latus (Houttuyn) are discussed. A total of 48 species of ectoparasites are recorded, i.e. 25 species of Copepodal 15 or Monogenea, 2 of Branchiura, 5 of Isopoda, and 1 of Hirudinea. Most parasite species have a wider geographical range than their main host species and do not conform to the zoogeographical regions established for free-living species. The monogeneans are host specific to the genus Acanthopagrus though they are commonly found on more than one species. Udonella has been recorded from caligid copepods on species of two families of teleost fishes in Australia. The copepods are less host specific than the monogeneans.
Published: September 1, 1992 Show citation
