Survey of helminths in climbing perch (Anabas Testudineus) from San Sai District, Chiang Mai Province

• Main Authors: Luangphai P., Wongsawad C., Kumchoo K., Sripalwit P.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78649939933&partnerID=40&md5=029aa08b8162d6d5580e7647ca711d47; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/6392
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A helminthological study of Anabas testudineus was conducted. Fifty fish were collected from natural water resources in San Sai District, Chiang Mai Province, between July and September 2003. Seven species of helminths were recovered, as follows; one Monogenea species, Trianchoratus sp, was recovered at gill filaments, with a prevalence of 32%. In the intestine, the adult stage Acanthocephala, nematodes, and trematodes were found: Pallisentis sp (22%), Camallanus sp (11%), and Allocreadium sp (2%), respectively. Moreover, metacercarial stages of three species: Stellantchasmus falcatus (88%), Acanthostomum sp (78%), and Centrocestus caninus (70%), were examined in the body portion of the fish (gills, fins, scales, head, and muscles). Two species of metacercarial stage, Centrocestus caninus and Stellantchasmus falcatus, are helminths that can infect humans.