INT. J. BIOL. BIOTEC., 11 (4): 693-701, 2014.
CHECKLIST OF TREMATODES FROM DIFFERENT FISHES OF KARACHI COAST
Rakhshinda Khurram Khan1, Nasira Khatoon1*, F.M. Bilqees1, Aly Khan2, A.G. Rizwana1 and M.A. Azmi1
1
Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
CDRI, PARC, University of Karachi, Karachi- 75270, Pakistan.
*
Corresponding author e-mail: nasira_parvez@yahoo.com
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ABSTRACT
Trematodes belonging to the Phylum Platyhelminth are poorly studied in fishes of Karachi coast and the literature is also widely
scattered. Shaukat and Bilqees prepared a check list of Trematodes in 2005. But later no such work was conducted. Therefore; it was
desired to prepare an updated checklist of Trematodes from Karachi coast. At present, a total of 198 species of trematodes are known
from the Karachi coast of Pakistan reported by various authors.
Key-words: Fish parasites, Trematoda, Digenea, Monogenea, Karachi coast, Fish, Intestine.
INTRODUCTION
The importance of fish parasites is related directly to the importance of the fish that they may affect. As our
world becomes more and more crowded with people, all food stuffs, including fish, become increasingly valuable.
As a recreational asset, fish rank at or near the top, both for sport fishing and as one of the attractions of nature.
Observing live fish, both in nature and in display aquarium, is enjoyable to young and old alike.
Parasitism is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the marine environment and it is probable that all marine fishes are
infected with parasites (Ruiz, 1991). Trematodes of fishes are one of the common and interesting flatworms with
complicated life cycle. The class trematoda comprises of a group of parasitic monozoic flatworms. The class is
divided into three orders: Aspidobothrea (Monticelli, 1892) Faust and Tang, 1938; Monogenea Carus, 1863 (Nec
Van Benden, 1858); and Digenea Carus, 1863 (Nec Van Benden, 1858).
Trematodes are not only interesting scientifically, but also become important by parasitizing fishes as definitive
host, as well as the intermediate or reservoir hosts for a variety of trematodes of vertebrates of which the initial
larval stages and most by develop in molluscs and crustaceans.
The fishes found along the coast of Pakistan were reported to be infected by various types of parasites among
which trematodes are most common. Several species of trematodes have been reported from various fishes of
Karachi coast by Bilqees (1981). Later, Shaukat and Bilqees, 2005 also prepared a check list of Trematodes from the
fishes of Karachi coast.
The present checklist is prepared after an exhaustive survey of digenetic trematodes reported to parasitize the
fishes of Karachi coast, Pakistan and the digenetic trematodes of fishes of Karachi coast. This compilation of
checklist of all trematodes of Karachi coast known by now will provide relevant information for the workers who
are interested in this subject. The species diagnosis given here are mostly from the original descriptions of the
published works. Trematodes reported so far were found to belong to 198 species.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
To prepare the checklist the literature was searched from various libraries including Mehmoood Hussain
Library, Pakistan Science and Technology Information Centre, Professor Afzal Hussain Qadri Memorial Library,
Vertebrate Pest Control Libraries, University of Karachi and present literature of Prof. Dr. Bilqees Mujib.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
A comprehensive account on digenetic trematodes of fishes of Karachi coast Pakistan was published about 25
years ago by Bilqees (1981). Then, Shaukat and Bilqees (2005) prepared check list which comprised 135 species of
trematodes along with detailed Taxonomic status of all species, host and their distribution. An updated checklist of
trematodes which includes both the digenetic and monogenetic trematodes with their hosts is presented in this paper.
The name of fishes and authority have been adapted and corrected by the help of Munro (1955), Field guide
published by Bianchi (1985) and Bilqees (1985). This manuscript should provide relevant information for
Helminthologists, Parasitologists, as well as Ichthyologists and Marine biologists.
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Table 1. List of trematodes from the intestine of the fishes of Karachi coast.
S. No.
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11.
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24.
25.
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Parasite
Helicometrina nimia Linton (1910)
Lepidapedon elongatum Nicoll (1915)
Bianium plicitum Stunkard (1930)
Lecithocladium psenopsis Yamaguti (1934)
Maganaacetabulum trachuri Yamaguti (1934)
Tubulovesicula anguillae Yamaguti (1934)
Tubulovesicula anguisticauda Yamaguti (1934)
Tubulovesicula spari Yamaguti (1934)
Uterovesiculurus hamate Yamaguti (1934)
Stomachicola muraenesocis Yamaguti (1934)
Prosorchis breviformis Srivastava (1936)
Mehrailla ovocaudatus Srivastava (1937)
Monodhelmis torpedinis Dollfus (1937)
Waretrema piscicola Srivastava (1937)
Lepidapedon genge Yamaguti (1938)
Pseudoplagioporus lethrini Yamaguti (1938)
Prosorhynchus platycephali Yamaguti (1934), Srivastava (1938)
Acanthocolpus indicus Srivastava (1939)
Bucephalus varicus Manter (1940)
Lepocreadioides indicus Srivastava (1941) *
Erilepturus lemeriensis Manter (1947)
Stephanostomom ditrematis Manter (1947)
Prosorhynchus longus Velasquez (1950)
Bucephalopsis tenuis Yamaguti (1952)
Pseudoiepidapedon lethrini Yamaguti (1952)
Opistholebes diodontis Cable (1956)
Aephnidiogenes senegalensis Dollfus et Capon (1958)
28.
Pleorchis ghanensis Fischthal & Thomas (1968)
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
Pseudoplagioporus interruptus Durio & Manter (1968)
Acerointestinecola karachiensis Jehan (1970)
Allostomachicola chirocentri Jehan (1970)
Orientodiploproctodaeum diacanthi Bhutta & Khan (1970)
Monodhelmis elongates Bilqees (1970)
Multigondus microcecus Bilqees (1970)
Lecithocladium octovitellari Bilqees (1971)
Ectenurus crenidensis Bilqees (1971)
Lecithocladium anteporus Bilqees (1971)
Lecithocladium arabiana Bilqees (1971)
Lecithocladium hexavitellarii Bilqees (1971)
Lecithocladium microcaudum Bilqees (1971)
Host
Stromateus cinereus Day (1875)
Stromateus cinereus Day (1875)
Tetrodon inermis Temminck & Schlegel(1844)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Harpodon nehereus Hamilton-Buchanan (1822)
Harpodon nehereus Hamilton-Buchanan (1822)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Harpodon nehereus Hamilton-Buchanan (1822)
Stromateus cinereus Da (1875)
Arius serratus Day (1877)
Scatophagus argus Bloch (1788)
Parastromateus niger Bloch (1795)
Crenidens indicus Day (1873)
Platycephalus scabar Day (1875)
Trichiurus savala Cuvier (1829)
Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier (1829)
Platycephalus scabar Day (1875)
Scomberoides sp. Lacepede (1802)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Day (1865)
Psettodes erumei Schneider (1801)
Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier (1829)
Polydactylus indicus Shaw (1804)
Diodontis hystrix Linnaeus (1794)
Crenidens crenidens Forsk. (1775)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Pomadasys olivaceus Day (1875)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Crenidens indicus Day (1873)
Cybium sp. Cuvier (1829)
Chirocentrus dorab Forsk. (1775)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Erethistes elongate Day (1872)
Myrmillo monazo Bleeker (1857)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
Crenidens indicus Day (1877)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
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Lecithocladium microductus Bilqees (1971)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
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45.
46.
47.
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53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
Lecithocladium tetravitellarii Bilqees (1971)
Magnecetabulum galandocaudum Bilqees (1971)
Qadriana fusiformis Bilqees (1971)
Prosorchis hexavitellatus Bilqees (1971)
Prosorchis yamaguti Bilqees (1971)
Prosorchis stromatei Bilqees (1971)
Cameronia octovitellarii Bilqees (1971)
Cameronia pakistani Bilqees (1971)
Cestodera gastrocecus Bilqees (1971)
Cestodera unicecus Bilqees (1971)
Segmentatum cinereusis Bilqees (1971)
Segmentatum karachiensis Bilqees (1971)
Segmentatum magnaesophagustum Bilqees (1971)
Segmentatum qadrii Bilqees (1971)
Bicaudum interruptum Bilqees (1971)
Bicaudum otolithii Bilqees (1971)
Tritesticulum biovarium Bilqees (1971)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
Arius serratus Day (1877)
Sciaena glauca Day (1878)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Arius serratus Day (1877)
Arius serratus Day (1877)
Muraenesoxcinereus Forsk. (1775)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Cynoglossus sindensis Day (1875)
Otolithius argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Stromateus sp. Day (1875)
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Buckleytrema postacetabulorchis Bilqees (1971)
Pseudohurleytrema magna Bilqees (1971)
Podocotyloides sindensis Bilqees (1971)
Ectenurus indicus Bilqees (1971)
Tormopsolus spatulatum Bilqees (1972)
Diplobulbus vitellosus Bilqees (1972)
Paradiplobulbus heterorchis Bilqees (1972)
Paradiplobulbus isorchis Bilqees (1972)
Lecthochirium canadus Bilqees (1972)
Lecthochirium harpodoni Bilqees (1972)
Lecthochirium musculoatrium Bilqees (1972)
Lecthochirium spindale Bilqees (1972)
Sterrhurus stromatei Bilqees (1972)
Notoporus hystrix Bilqees (1972)
Pseudocoitocaecum thirssoclessis Bilqees (1972)
Allopodocotyle korangiai Bilqees (1972)
Allopodocotyle trichiuri Bilqees (1972)
Helicometrina otolithi Bilqees (1972)
Helicometrina delicatulus Bilqees (1972)
Helicometrina karachiensis Bilqees (1972)
Plagioporus mujibi Bilqees (1972)
Podocotyloides trachuri Bilqees (1972)
Podocotyloides dorabii Bilqees (1972)
Sterrhurus stromatei Bilqees (1972)
Stephanostomum dicotylus Bilqees (1972)
Karachiterma trilobata Bilqees (1973)
85.
Laruea straightum Jehan (1973)
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87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
Allostomachicola chirocentri Jehan & Azam (1975)
Prosorhynchus thapari Manter (1973)
Trifoliovarium tricanthi Bilqees (1973)
Helicometrina plectorhynchii Jehan (1973)
Anterodiscus biseminalis Bilqees (1974)
Anterodiscus triuteri Bilqees (1974)
92.
Multiovarium heteroformis Bilqees (1974)
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95.
96.
97.
98.
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100.
101.
102.
103.
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105.
106.
107.
108.
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110.
111.
112.
Multiovarium interruptum Bilqees (1974)
Acanthocolpus elongates Bhutta & Khan (1975)
Tormopsolus longisaccus Bhutta & Khan (1975)
Sterrhurus orientalis Bhutta & Khan (1975)
Hamacreadium karachiensis Bilqees & Maqsood (1975)
Hamacreadium rastrellii Bilqees & Maqsood (1975)
Prosorhynchus erumenis Bilqees (1976)
Paradiscogaster niger Bilqees (1976)
Pseudohypertrema karachiense Bilqees (1976)
Crassicutis caranxi Bilqees (1976)
Lepidapedon parastromatei Bilqees (1976)
Olivacreadium pyllorchis Bilqees (1976)
Olivacreadium heterorchis Bilqees (1976)
Helicometrina chilomycteri Bilqees (1976)
Acanthostomum niger Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Allcicornis karaachi Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Telorhynchus scaberi Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Callodistomum minutus Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Ectenurus minutus Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Lecithocladium karachi Zaidi & Khan (1977)
113.
Lecithocladium pakistanensis Zaidi & Khan (1977)
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115.
116.
117.
118.
Lampritrema savalai Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Enenterum theraponii Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Proctotrematoides diacanthi Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Mecoderus cordylai Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Lecithochirium harpodontis Zaidi & Khan (1977)
Arius serratus Day (1877)
Fish of unknown Identity
Cynoglosis sindensis Day (1875)
Cynoglosis indicus Day (1875)
Cybium sp. Cuvier (1829)
Tetradon lunaris Bloch & Schneider (1801)
Tetradon lunaris Bloch & Schneider (1801)
Tetradon lunaris Bloch & Schneider (1801)
Rachycentron canadum Linnaeus (1776)
Harpodon nehereus Hamilton–Buchanan (1822)
Lactarius delicatulus Valenciennes (1833)
Fish of unknown Identity
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Chelomycterus hystrix Linnaeus (1758)
Thrissocles purava Hamilton (1822)
Muraenesax cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Trichiurus purava Hamilton (1822)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Lactarius delicatulus Valenciennes (1833)
Pseudosciaena dicanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Crenidens indicus Day (1873)
Trichiurus savala Cuvier (1829)
Chirocentrus dorab Forsk. (1775)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Cybium gattatum Cuvier (1829)
Caranx affinis Ruppell (1836)
Pseudosciaena dicanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Rachycentron canadum Linnaeus (1766)
Chirocentrus dorab Forsk.(1775)
Plectorhinchus pictus Tortonesel (1935)
Tricanthus brevirostris Temmink & Schlegel (1850)
Plectorhynchus sp. Cuvier (1830)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Cybium guttatum Cuvier (1829)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Ribbon fish Gupta (1966)
Stromateus cinereus Day (1875)
Lutjanus johnii Bloch (1792)
Rastreltiger kanagurta Cuvier (1817)
Rastreltiger kanagurta Cuvier (1817)
Psettodes erumei Schneider (1801)
Parastromateus niger Bloch (1795)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Caranx affinis Ruppell (1837)
Terapon jarbua Forsk. (1775)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Lutjanus johnii Bloch (1792)
Chilomycterus hystrix Linnaeus (1758)
Pampus niger Bloch
Platycephalus scabar Day (1875)
Platycephalus scaber Day (1875)
Lates calcarifer Bloch (1790)
Caranx sansun Forsk. (1775)
Carangoides praeustus Bennett (1830)
Carangoide malabaricus Bloch & Schneider (1801)
Megalaspis cordyla Linnaeus (1758)
Trichiurus savala Cuvier (1829)
Terapon jarbua Forsk. (1775)
Epinehelus diacanthus Valenciennes (1828)
Megalaspis cordyla Linnaeus (1758)
Harpodon nehereus Hamilton–Buchanan (1822)
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Plagioporus heterorchis Bilqees (1977)
Tergestia karachiense Bilqees (1978)
Pseudocaenodera karachiense Bilqees & Malik (1980)
Lecithocladium arabicum Farooq & Khanum (1980)
Lecithocladium stromatei Farooq & Khanum (1980)
Complexobursa magna Bilqees (1980)
Monorchis heterorchis Bilqees (1980)
Prosogonotrema karachiensis Bilqees & Durani (1980)
Prosogonotrema diacanthi Bilqees & Durani (1980)
Erilepturus karachiensis Bilqees & Nighat (1981)
Tubulovesicula magna Bilqees & Nighat (1981)
Opistholebes equicotylus Bilqees & Nighat (1981)
Lecithocladium thynensis Bilqees & Nighat (1981)
Sterhurus tetradontus Shaikh et al. (2002)
Stomaturus otolithii Bilqees et al. (2003)
Stomaturus karachiensis Bilqees & Khatoon (2003)
Neodiptherostomum karachiensis Bilqees et al. (2003)
Diacanthomonorchis karachiensis Bilqees et al. (2004)
Parapolylecithum karachiensis Bilqees et al. (2004)
Hysterolecitha flaticaudata Bilqees et al. (2004)
Neoeneuterun Minutum Bilqees et al. (2004)
Allodiscocotyla elongatum Bilqees et al. (2004)
Dujardinascaris karachiensis Bilqees et al. (2004)
Podocotyle pakistanicus Bilqees & Khatoon (2004)
Pedunculotrema pakistanicus Bilqees & Shahina (2004)
Thynstehopera lobata Bilqees and Khatoon (2004)
Lecithocladium arii Bilqees et al. (2005)
Stromaturus otolithi Bilqees et al. (2005)
Lecithocladium olivacae Bilqees et al. (2006)
Bucephalus hexalobatus Bilqees et al. (2006)
Pleorchis otolithi sp. n. Shaukat & Bilqees (2006)
Thynotrema elongatum Bilqees et al. (2007)
Thynotrema thynotrema Bilqees et al. (2007)
Rastridostomum kanagurtae Bilqees et al. (2007)
Stephanostonum gibsoni Bilqees et al. (2008)
Opegaster alykhani Bilqees et al. (2009)
Qadriana otolithi Bilqees et al. (2009)
Microvesicula otolithi Bilqees et al. (2009)
Prosorsynchus longivesicula Bilqees et al. (2009)
Tubulovescicula magnacirrosa Bilqees et al. (2009)
Tubulovescicula dorabi Bilqees et al. (2010)
Neodichadena magnavesicula Bilqees et al. (2010)
Macrorchirhynchus macrorchis Bilqees et al. (2010)
Allomicrocotyla niger Hadi and Bilqees (2010)
Pleorchis karachiensis Bilqees et al. (2010)
Conica trilobata Bilqees et al. (2011)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Pomadasys sp. Day (1875)
Caranx djedaba Forsk. (1775)
Stromateus niger Bloch (1788)
Lates calcarifer Bloch (1790)
Muraenesox cinereus Forsk. (1775)
Lutjanus Johnii Bloch (1792)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Cybium guttatum Cuvier (1829)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Diodontis hystrix Linnaeus (1758)
Thynnus sp. Cantor (1850)
Tetrodon lunaris Bloch & Schneider (1801)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Stromateus niger Bloch (1788)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Cybiun guttatum Cuvier (1829)
Engraulis purava Hamilton (1822)
Thynnus thunnia Cantor (1850)
Chorinemus moadetta Day (1875)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Trichiurus savala Cuvier (1829)
Trichiurus savala Cuvier (1829)
Thynnus thunnia Cantor (1850)
Arius serratus Day (1877)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Pomadasys olivaceus Day (1875)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Thynnus thunnia Cantor (1850)
Thynnus thunnia Cantor (1850)
Rastrelliger kanagurta Cuvier (1817)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Lutjanus argentimaculatus Forsk. (1775)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Caranax affinis Ruppell (1836)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Chirocentrus dorab Forsk. (1775)
Triacanthus brevirostris Temmink & Schlegel (1850)
Psettodes erumei Schneider (1801)
Parastromateus niger Bloch (1795)
Sciaena dussumieri Day (1865)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
*, Some authors consider this species to be the synonymous to Lepocreadioides orientalis Park, 1939 (Kazmi and Naushaba
(2013). (Also < www.marine species.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails & id =727392>).
Table 2. List of trematodes from the stomach of the fishes of Karachi coast.
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Pleorchis heterorchis Shaukat (2008)
Decemtestis johhnii Shaukat (2008)
Lecithocladium cybii Shaukat (2008)
Lecithocladium karachiensis Shaukat (2008)
Lecithocladium magnasoma Shaukat (2008)
Lecithocladium magnavesicula Shaukat (2008)
Lecithocladium lateropharyngium Shaukat (2008)
Tubulovesicula olivaceus Shaukat (2008)
Tubulovesicula microcaudum Shaukat (2008)
Tubulovesicula Magnacirrosa Shaukat (2008)
Host
Lutjanus johnii Otolithus argenteus Bloch (1798) Cuvier (1830)
Lutjanus johnii Bloch (1798)
Cybium guttatum Cuvier (1829)
Parastromateus niger Bloch (1795)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Stromateus sinensis Day (1875)
Pomadasys olivaceum Day (1875)
Otolithus argenteus Cuvier (1830)
Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
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12.
13.
14.
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Tubulovesicula karachiensi Shaukat (2008)
Lecithochirium Johnii Bilqees et al. (2009)
Lecithochirium diacanthi Bilqees et al. (2009)
Tubulovescicula macrovesicula Bilqees et al. (2010)
Tubulovescicula microrchis Bilqees et al. (2010)
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Pseudosciaena diacanthus Weber & de Beaufort (1936)
Lutjanus johnii Bloch (1792)
Sciaena diacanthus Day (1865)
Plectorhynchus cinctus Cuvier (1830)
Plectorhynchus cinctus Cuvier (1830)
Table 3. List of trematodes from the gills of the fishes of Karachi coast.
S. No.
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2.
3.
Parasite
Allopyragraphorus niger Hadi (2009)
Axinoides belangerii Hadi (2009)
Heteraxinoides karachiensis Hadi (2009)
Host
Parastromateus niger Bloch (1975)
Johnius belangerii Cuvier (1830)
Scomberomorus guttatus Bloch & Schneider (1801)
4.
Pseudochauhanea forsteri Hadi (2009)
Sphyraenae forsteri Cuvier (1829)
5.
Allodiscocotyla pakistanensis Hadi (2009)
Chorinemus tol Cuvier (1832)
6.
Bicotylophora blochii Hadi (2009)
Trachinotus blochii Lacepede (1801)
7.
Asymmetra elongate Hadi (2009)
Epinephelus malabaricus Schneider (1801)
8.
Asymmetra asymmetra Hadi (2009)
Epinephelus malabaricus Schneider (1801)
9.
Cathucotyle arabiansis Hadi (2009)
Scomberomorus guttatus Bloch & Schneider (1801)
10.
Cathucotyle bilqeesae Hadi (2009)
Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepede (1802)
11.
12.
13.
14.
Neocathucotyle Pakistanensis Hadi (2009)
Neogotocotyla rohdii Hadi (2009)
Cynoscionicola calcariferi Hadi (2009)
Polynemicola indicus Hadi (2009)
Scomberomorus lineolatus Cuvier (1831)
Scomberoides lysan Forsk. (1875)
Lates calcarifer Bloch (1790)
Polynemus indicus Shaw (1804)
15.
Microcotyle rubrum Hadi (2009)
Otolithus ruber Schneider (1801)
16.
17.
18.
Microcotyle argenticus Hadi (2009)
Microcotyle Jonii Hadi (2009)
Allomicrocotyla niger Hadi and Bilqees (2010)
Pampus argenteus Euphrasen (1788)
Lutjanus johnii Bloch (1792)
Parastromateus niger Bloch (1795)
19.
Microcotyle argenticus Bilqees (2011)
Pampus argenticus Bloch (1795)
Trematodes listed in this check list are organ specific. Most of the digenetic trematodes inhabited in the intestine
while others were in stomach. Among monogenetic trematodes, all of them parasitized the gill lamellae. Digenetic
trematodes reported from the intestine were 164. There were 15 species from the stomach, while only 19 species of
monogenetic trematodes were found to parasitize the gills of Karachi coast fishes. Up till 2011, the total number of
trematodes (monogenetic and digenetic) thus are reported 198 from different fishes of Karachi coast (Table 1-3).
There was a great degree of host-parasite specificity. Four intestine-inhabiting parasites viz., Pleorchis ghanensis
Fischthal & Thomas (1968), Laruea straightum Jehan (1973), Multiovarium heteroformis Bilqees (1974) and
Lecithocladium pakistanensis Zaidi and Khan (1977) were, however, found to have more than one hosts.
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