Metazoan parasites of yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi lalandi, in New Zealand: Prevalence, intensity, and site preference

• Main Authors: Sharp, N.J., Poortenaar, C.W., Diggles, B.K., Willis, T.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Royal Society Of New Zealand 2003
• Subjects: Fields of Research::270000 Biological Sciences::270700 Ecology and Evolution::270702 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/4909

The prevalence and intensity of metazoan ectoparasites on the skin and gills of kingfish, Seriola lalandi lalandi (Carangidae), collected from White Island (n = 32), Ranfurly Banks (n = 7), and Three Kings Islands (n = 7), is reported. Kingfish were host to two monogenean and four copepod ectoparasi...