Occurrence of Bopyridae parasite (Epipenaeon elegans) in Green Tiger shrimp in the Persian Gulf (Bushehr Waters)

This study was carried out to determine the infection or Penaeus semisulcatus Epipenaeon elegans in Bushehr waters in 1994. The samples were collected during the fishing season from August to September. The sampling area were stratified to 3 strata of Northern, Middle and Southern and the percentage of infection was registered for each stratum separately. Among 249 collected shrimps from the northern region (Daylam) and 107 samples from southern region (Charak-Rostami), no parasite was found. On the other hand, in the middle region (Bushehr), 541 specimen Were collected in which 5 samples showed the infection to Epipenaeon (with frequency of 0.92 percent).

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eslami, F., Mokhayer, B.
Format: Journal Contribution biblioteca
Language:Persian
Published: 2002
Subjects:Bopyridae, Parasites, Epipenaeon elegans, Green Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus, Fishing, Specimen,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/12700
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