PARASITE FAUNA OF CHUB SQUALIUS SQUALUS (BONAPARTE, 1837) (ACTINOPTERYGII: LEUCISCIDAE) FROM BELČIŠTA WETLAND, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Stojanovski, Stojmir and Velkova - Jordanoska, Lidija and Blazhekovikj - Dimovska, Dijana (2025) PARASITE FAUNA OF CHUB SQUALIUS SQUALUS (BONAPARTE, 1837) (ACTINOPTERYGII: LEUCISCIDAE) FROM BELČIŠTA WETLAND, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 77 (3). pp. 409-414. ISSN 0324-0770

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Abstract

During a parasitological survey of Squalius squalus from Belčišta Wetland (Republic of North Macedonia), six parasite species were found. These were Dactylogyrus sphyrna, Paradiplozoon ergensi, Gyrodactylus sp., Allocreadium isoporum, Proteocephalus torulosus and Pomphorhynchus bosniacus. The total helminth prevalence was 90.91%. The species with the highest prevalence were P. bosniacus (59.09%) and D. sphyrna (54.55%). The average intensity of infection was 6.08, with the highest values of D. sphyrna (7.83) and P. bosniacus (5.92). The present study is the first record of Proteocephalus torulosus in S. squalus in the Republic of North Macedonia. Among the parasite species found, the greatest pathological impact was associated with D. sphyrna, P. ergensi and P. bosniacus.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Agricultural Sciences > Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Agricultural Sciences > Veterinary science
Divisions:	Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r Dijana Blazhekovikj - Dimovska
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2025 23:02
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2025 23:02
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/11217

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