Checklist of nematodes parasitizing fish in the Brazilian Amazon

J Helminthol. 2021 Dec 29:95:e75. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X21000729.

Abstract

This study presents a list of parasitic fish nematodes from the Brazilian Amazon based on the previous Brazilian list including scientific assessments carried out between 2010 and 2021. A total of 16 families, 48 species and 28 undetermined species of nematodes associated with fish are included in the checklist, in addition to 93 host species and 15 geographical records.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Brazil; freshwater and estuarine fish; parasites.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Checklist
  • Fish Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Fishes
  • Host Specificity
  • Humans
  • Nematoda*