Parasitic helminths of the non-native serrasalmid fish Metynnis lippincottianus from the Três Marias Reservoir, Southeast Brazil
Helmintos parasitos do peixe serrasalmídeo não-nativo Metynnis lippincottianus do Reservatório de Três Marias, Sudeste do Brasil
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 27 (3), 2018
Publication year: 2018
Abstract Metynnis lippincottianus is a freshwater native fish to the Guiana basin and Amazon basin and was recently introduced into the São Francisco River in Brazil. This study aimed to determine the helminths parasites of M. lippincottianus from the Três Marias Reservoir, upper São Francisco River, State of Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil. From 67 hosts examined, 63 were parasitized by 9,257 helminths represented by five species: Dadayius sp. [prevalence (P) = 1.49%, mean abundance (MA) = 0.01]; proteocephalid plerocercoids (P = 43.28%, MA = 5.04); Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus (P = 29.85%, MA = 0.54); Spinitectus rodolphiheringi (P = 2.99%, MA = 0.03); Spinoxyuris sp. (P = 85.07%, MA = 132.54). These findings show that M. lippincottianus is an additional host to the helminths infecting fish native to the São Francisco River (plerocercoids, P. (S.) inopinatus and S. rodolphiheringi), and highlight the fact that Dadayius sp. and Spinoxyuris sp., which were typically found in native Metynnis spp. in other basins, also parasitizing the non-native serrasalmid M. lippincottianus in São Francisco River. These two helminth species have thrived in this freshwater ecosystem with the expansion of the geographical distribution of the host species to the São Francisco River.
Resumo Metynnis lippincottianus é uma espécie de peixe de água doce nativa da bacia da Guiana e bacia amazônica que foi recentemente introduzida no rio São Francisco, Brasil. O presente estudo objetivou determinar quais espécies de helmintos parasitam M. lippincottianus do Reservatório de Três Marias, alto rio São Francisco, Minas Gerais, Sudeste do Brasil. Dos 67 espécimes de peixes examinados, 63 estavam parasitados pelo total de 9.