Abstract:Community structure of the parasites of Anabas testudineus was analyzed collected from a fresh water body, Turag River at Diabari, Mirpur point of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Out of 50 A. testudineus fish observed, 36 (72%) were parasitized by at least one species of helminth endoparasites. Six metazoan endoparasites were recorded: two trematodes (Allocreadium minutum, Neopecoelina saharanpuriensis) and four nematodes (Ascaridida sp., Gnathostoma spinigerum, Contracaecum sp., Paragendria wallagonia). Prevalence was hig… Show more
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