First report of Echthrogaleus denticulatus (Smith 1874) on the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus Nakamura 1935) from Indian EEZ of Andaman Sea

The present study reports the occurrence of the pandarid parasite, Echthrogaleus denticulatus as an ectoparasite on the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) from the Indian EEZ of Andaman Sea. A total of 36 parasite specimens were found aggregated near the cloacal aperture of eight pelagic thr...

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Main Authors: Pradeep, H.D., Arun Kumar, M., Swapnil, S.S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11522/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11522/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11522/1/01%20Pradeep%20H.D..pdf