Molecular characterisation of the monogenea parasites of blue mackerel Scomber australasicus (Perciformes: Scombridae) in Australian waters.

ABSTRACT: This study describes the occurrence and molecular identification of Monogenea from blue mackerel Scomber australasicus (Cuvier) (Perciformes: Scombridae), an edible fish, from Australian waters. Previous studies have provided either morphological or genetic results, whereas this study combines both methods of species identification. A total of 50 fish sourced from the waters off the south-eastern Australian coastline were examined and 71 Monogenea were recovered from the gills. The overall prevalence, mean intensity, and mean abundance were 64%, 2.22, and 1.42, respectively. Monogenea were initially classified morphologically as five species belonging to two families. Family Mazocraeidae was represented by Kuhnia scombri (Kuhn, 1829) Sproston, 1945, K. scombe

SUBMITTER: Hossen MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9474328 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature