PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.64, sa.2, ss.222-228, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
The presence of a Raphidascarid parasitic nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) in two sparid fish (Sparus aurata and Diplodus vulgaris) and one soleid fish (Solea solea) was investigated in this study. A total of 868 individuals; 385 S. aurata, 437 D. vulgaris and 46 S. solea were collected from the Mersin Bay between February 2013 and January 2014 and examined. Variations in the prevalence, mean intensity, and mean abundance of the parasite were 14.55%, 2.05, and 030 for S. aurata, 4.12%, 2.44, and 0.10 for D. vulgaris, and 15.22%, 329, and 0.50 for S. sole respectively.