First Report of Echthrogaleus denticulatus (Smith 1874) on the Pelagic Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus Nakamura 1935) from Indian EEZ of Andaman Sea

Abstract

The present study reports the occurrence of the pandarid parasite, Echthrogaleus denticulatus as an ectoparasite on the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) from the Indian EEZ

An Account on the Spatial Distribution and Diversity of Parasites on Commercial Fishes Caught from the Eastern Part of Andaman Waters, India

“…None the less the results highlight the definite spatial distribution around the islands which shows the parasite distribution is uniform and not concentrated to one or specific area. Previous studies carried out by various researchers[19][20][21][22] focuses mainly on the occurrence of the recorded parasites,however the present study intends to present a wider knowledge on these obtained parasites. Further, similarity dendrogram and Multidimensional scaling (MDS) shows a strong affinity towards L-4 and L-6 being very similar and the other cluster consisting of the rest of the locations.…”