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FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA
Volume 57, Issue 3, Pages 206-212Publisher
FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2010.027
Keywords
parasite communities; temporal stability; biological tags; fish populations; south-west Atlantic
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- CONICET [112-200801-00024]
- ANPCYT [02199]
- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata [EXA 442/08]
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A comparison of the composition and structure of parasite communities of the Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis Quoy et Gaimard (Perciformes: Percophidae) among seasons during one year was carried out in the Argentine Sea. A total of 195 fish specimens were examined and 25 parasite species were found. Parasite communities in seasonal samples showed a high degree of homogeneity in taxonomic composition and infection levels. Similarity analysis showed that the seasonal stability within and between samples was constant in both the composition and community structure throughout the year. Parasites can, therefore, be considered predictable markers for fish stock identification, independently of the season of capture, at least on an annual scale.
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