A checklist of the Cymothoidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) recorded from Indian fishes

Abstract

A checklist of the parasitic Cymothoidae of Indian fishes was compiled from parasitological records published between 1783 and 2011. The checklist is arranged alphabetically, providing valid names, synonyms and authorities of the parasite species, as well as valid names and synonyms of the host fish, its capture sites, author(s) and date of published records. The host list consists of all parasites species listed under the host species. A total of 47 nominal species corresponding to 36 valid species are listed from 74 host species belonging to 34 families. Several parasites not identified to species level and parasite species without the host data or where the parasite was found not associated with a fish are also included in this checklist.

New occurrence of parasitic isopods from Indian fishes

“…Studies on cymothoids parasitizing Indian marine fishes are scanty. However, 47 nominal species corresponding to 36 valid species infesting hosts belonging to 34 fish families were until now recorded from India (Trilles et al 2011). In this study, ten additional cymothoids are reported from nine Indian fishes.…”

Two Nerocila species parasitizing Pomadasys maculatus from Nagapattinam, Southeast coast of India

“…Most of the reports on Indian marine cymothoidae are from east coast and such studies are very few on west coast (Trilles et al 2011). In the present study, Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch 1793), a fish belonging to the family Haemulidae, is reported as a new host for the Nerocila species N. loveni (Bovallius 1887) and N. sundaica (Bleeker 1857).…”

Checklist of the Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) of India

“…Recent checklists on brachyurans from coral reefs and mangrove regions of India include 389 species, in which Andaman & Nicobar Islands holds a high diversity of 196 species followed by the Gulf of Mannar with 156 species, Lakshadweep with 107 species, Gujarat with 50 species and Goa with 17 species and it suggests that the diversity of true crabs is more in coral reefs compared to mangroves as far as Indian region is concerned (Dev Roy, 2008). The checklist on parasitic isopods of the family Cymothoidae includes 36 valid species throughout the Indian waters (Trilles et al 2011). Hence, it is concluded that Porcellanidae has been quite explored and seems to the case for brachyurans and other crustaceans and in future it is necessary that more sampling is required because the diversity of procellanids in India is probably underestimated.…”

“…Other crustaceans like brachyurans and parasitic isopods (Cymothoidae) have been widely studied and collected throughout the Indian waters (Dev Roy 2008; Trilles et al 2011). Recent checklists on brachyurans from coral reefs and mangrove regions of India include 389 species, in which Andaman & Nicobar Islands holds a high diversity of 196 species followed by the Gulf of Mannar with 156 species, Lakshadweep with 107 species, Gujarat with 50 species and Goa with 17 species and it suggests that the diversity of true crabs is more in coral reefs compared to mangroves as far as Indian region is concerned (Dev Roy, 2008).…”