Parasites of Fishes of Aishihik and Stevens Lakes, Yukon Territory, and Potential Consequences of Their Interlake Transfer Through a Proposed Water Diversion for Hydroelectrical Purposes

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Arthur, J. R., Margolis, L., Arai, H. P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
• Subjects: Yukon; Webb; Aishihik; Alsek River; Aishihik Lake; Stevens Lake; Yukon river
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f76-294; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f76-294

Forty-six species of parasites (14 Protozoa, 7 Monogenea, 7 Digenea, 8 Cestoda, 2 Acanthocephala, 4 Nematoda, 3 Copepoda, and 1 Hirudinoidea) were recovered from 383 specimens of 8 species of fishes collected from Aishihik and Stevens lakes, Yukon Territory, during the summer of 1973. Four species,...