ON THE INTENSITY OF INFECTION OF HELMINTH PARASITES IN CONGRESOX TALABONOIDES (BLEEKER) DURING THE RAINY SEASON OF 1987
S. MANOHAR RAO *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500007, INDIA.
J. SANDHYA DEVI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500007, INDIA.
V. RAJESWARA RAO *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500007, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The marine edible fishes, C. talabonoides (Bleeker) were examined for helminth parasites during the rainy season from July 1987 to October 1987. The results revealed that intensity of infection of helminth parasites was high in the case of nematode parasites (7.50). The intensity of infection of trematode parasites was moderate (4.19) and that of the cestodes was low (1.950 The infection of Acanthocephala was, however, found to be nil during the period of investigation.