Monogeneans of catfish species Schilbe uranoscopus from Kenya

FRANCOVÁ, Kateřina and Eva ŘEHULKOVÁ. Monogeneans of catfish species Schilbe uranoscopus from Kenya. In 21st Helminthological Days, Dvorce near Stráž nad Nežárkou, Czech Republic. 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-6796-7.

Basic information

• Original name: Monogeneans of catfish species Schilbe uranoscopus from Kenya
• Authors: FRANCOVÁ, Kateřina (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Eva ŘEHULKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 21st Helminthological Days, Dvorce near Stráž nad Nežárkou, Czech Republic, 2014.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/14:00074504
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• ISBN: 978-80-210-6796-7
• Keywords in English: Monogenea; catfishes; Siluriformes; Schilbe; Kenya

Abstract

Catfishes (order Siluriformes) represent a diverse group of ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii), including 37 families and living mostly in tropical South America, North America, Africa and Asia. In African countries, 66 species (11 genera) of monogeneans have been recorded to parasitize catfishes (species belonging to 10 genera examined). From Kenya, no records about monogeneans in catfishes existed until research were carried out by our team. Fish were sampled in Turkana Lake in 2008 and 2009 and 12 siluriform species were examined for parasites. Seven siluriform species (belonging to genera Auchenoglanis, Chrysichthys, Bagrus, Clarias, Heterobranchus and Schilbe) were found to be infected with monogeneans (10 species belonging to genera Bagrobdella, Protoancylodiscoides, Quadriacanthus, Schilbetrema and Schilbetrematoides). Majority of monogenean species recorded probably represent species new for science. This is particularly true for monogenean species found in butter catfish Schilbe uranoscopus (first records of monogenean infection in this fish species). S. uranoscopus, in comparison with the other host species collected, was found to be infected with the highest number (4) of monogenean species: three Schilbetrema species and one Schilbetrematoides species, on which we are currently focused.

Links

• GBP505/12/G112, research and development project: Name: ECIP - Evropské centrum ichtyoparazitologie

Investor: Czech Science Foundation