Helminth Parasitofauna of Freshwater Catfish MYSTUS SEENGHALA (SYKES 1839) from Nanded District (M.S.) India

ABSTRACT: The aim of this work is to investigate Helminth Parasitofauna of Freshwater catfish Mystus seenghala (Sykes 1839). Total 818 freshwater catfishes Mysus seenghala (Sykes 1839) were collected from different localities of Nanded district during February, 2011 to January, 2013, out of these 128 fishes infected due to Helminth parasites. Study revealed the existence of 03 species of cestodes (Ptychobotrium sp., Proteocephalus sp. and Silurotaenia sp.) 01 species of Digenean trematode Viz. Azygia sp. and 02 species of nematodes (Camallanus sp. and Procamallanus sp.). The results indicate that Mystus seenghala (Sykes 1839) collected and examined from Nanded region heavily infected due to Cestode infection moderately by Nematodes and low infection rate by trematode