A New Species of Mymarothecium tantaliani n. sp (Monogenea: Dactylogiridae) in the Gills of Gamitana Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier) from Madre de Dios, Peru

Species of Monogenoidea from cichlids with commercial importance in the Peruvian Amazon

“…In the last five years in the Peruvian Amazon, various studies have been carried out in order to identify monogenoids from fish gills; thus; fish species have been captured from natural environments such as rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, as well as samples of fish from pisciculture and city markets (Acosta et al, 2019;Mendoza-Palmero et al, 2019;Morey et al, 2019a;Morey et al, 2019b;Morey et al, 2020a;Morey et al, 2020b;Mendoza-Palmero et al, 2020;Morey, 2021;Morey et al, 2021a;Morey et al, 2021b;Quispe et al, 2021;Feronato et al, 2022;Chota et al, 2022;Morey et al, 2023;Olortegui-Zegarra et al, 2023).…”

“…Fish are an important resource for Amazonian inhabitants. These are used as a source of animal protein and also as resources to generate economic income through their sale, both in the fish market for human consumption and in the ornamental market (Garcia et al, 2021).…”

“…The latter generates millions of dollars annually in fish export activities from the Peruvian Amazon to different countries in North America, Europe and Asia (Garcia et al, 2021).…”

“…Of the total number of registered species, eight correspond to cichlids. In addition to fish farming for the production of animal protein, Garcia et al (2021) mention the ornamental activity, with 212 fish species reported; among which, 54 correspond to ornamental cichlids (Garcia et al, 2021).…”

“…Cichlids are fish of colorful colors, different sizes and shapes, being highly appreciated by aquarists and hobbyists throughout the world. The capture, breeding, management and commercialization of these fish generates an interesting flow in the Peruvian Amazon that links the fisherman with the collectors, exporters and importers (Garcia et al, 2021). This flow constitutes for many Amazon families, a form of economic income for their livelihood, so it is important to know the parasites present in these fish, creating information baselines that allow not only to know the existing biodiversity, to identify and describe new species of parasites, but also, allow further studies of ecology, control and prevention of parasitic diseases, among others (Garcia et al, 2021)..…”