Recent visitations by eels to Sable Island, Canada, confirmed by parasites

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Marcogliese, D. J., Scholz, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: Canada; North West Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00646.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1999.tb00646.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00646.x

The presence of immature stages of Proteocephalus macrocephalus in nine‐spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius , four‐spined stickleback Apeltes quadracus , three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus , and mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus from Sable Island ponds was confirmed using scolex morphology. The occurrence of this eel‐specific parasite in these accidental hosts provides evidence for recent visits by eels Anguilla rostrata to the isolated island in the North‐west Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Canada.