Metazoan parasites of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) from Tahtali Dam Lake (İzmir).

PubMed ID: 23169163The aim of this study was identification of the parasites of the common carp from Tahtali Dam Lake. The fish were transported live to the laboratory. They were investigated for ectoparasites and endoparasites. The parasite specimens were fixed and identified. During the study, 47 common carp were caught monthly and 3 species of metazoan parasites were found: Dactylogyrus extensus (Monogenea), Contracaecum sp. larvae (Nematoda) and Lernaea cyprinacea (Crustacea). The parasite species were new records for Tahtali Dam Lake. Contracaecum sp. larvae were recorded for the first time from Cyprinus carpio in Turkey