Parasitic metazoans in Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794) "fasaco" collected at the Belén market, Iquitos-Peru

• Main Authors: Cachique-Paredes, Cristhofer, Navas-Vásquez, Manuel Enrique, Tuesta-Rojas, Carlos Alfredo, Murrieta-Morey, Germán Augusto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de San Martín 2023
• Subjects: parasites; metazoan; pentastomid; prevalence; zoonoses; metazoarios; pentastómido; prevalencia; zoonosis; Mercado; Terranova
• Online Access: https://revistas.unsm.edu.pe/index.php/raa/article/view/531; https://doi.org/10.51252/raa.v3i2.531

The work was carried out by direct observation, search and identification of the endoparasitic fauna of Hoplias malabaricus both in internal organs and in the musculature of 50 specimens. The analysis of the fish was carried out at the Parasitology and Aquaculture Health Laboratory of the Peruvian A...