“Studies On Some Cestode Parasites From Fresh Water Carnivorous Fishes Of Mula Dam Rahuri, Dist:-Ahemadnagar”

Abstract

This paper represent the study of the helminthes parasites of freshwater fishes from the mula river.Between June 2020 and June 2021,86 fish were collected and examined for helminthes cestode parasites in Forty Five infected intestines out of eighty six examined freshwater fish host species of Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede, 1800) during the work. the examination were made with a binocular stereoscopic microscope. When possible, cestode parasites were removed from the host and identified while in the living state. Weight and length was measured after collection of parasites.