The first record of the invasive Asian fish tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi) from an endemic cichlid fish in Madagascar

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Authors

SCHOLZ Tomáš VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ Andrea RASAMY RAZANABOLANA Jeanne KUCHTA Roman

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Helminthologia
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Citation
Web http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0052
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0052
Keywords Invasive parasite; new geographical record; Cestoda; Cichlidae; Madagascar
Description The Asian fi sh tapeworm, Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea), is an invasive parasite of freshwater fi shes that have been reported from more than 200 freshwater fi sh worldwide. It was originally described from a small cyprinid, Acheilognathus rombeus, in Japan but then has spread, usually with carp, minnows or guppies, to all continents including isolated islands such as Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Cuba or Sri Lanka. In the present account, we report the fi rst case of the infection of a native cichlid fi sh, Ptychochromis cf. inornatus (Perciformes: Cichlidae), endemic to Madagascar, with S. acheilognathi. The way of introduction of this parasite to the island, which is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, is briefly discussed.
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