TY  - JOUR
T1  - Cutaneous and Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites of the Fish <em>Synodontis schall</I></em> 
and <I>Synodontis nigrita</I> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Lower Ou&eacute;m&eacute; 
Valley in South Benin
AU - Montchowui, Elie AU - Sakiti, Nestor AU - Laleye, Philippe AU - Houessionon, Jedirfort AU - Daga, Florian Dadjo AU - Dougnon, Jacques 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 8
SP  - 320
EP  - 326
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2012.320.326
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2012.320.326
KW  - Synodontis nigrita
KW  -Synodontis schall
KW  -parasite
KW  -helminth
KW  -Prevalence
KW  -lower Oueme valley
KW  -Benin
AB  - Since, approximately 2 decades, there has been a regression 
  of fish captures in Benin and particularly in the Basin of Ou&eacute;m&eacute; 
  river. A high parasitic infestation which would affect negatively the dynamics 
  of the halieutic population, would be one of the probable causes of this regression. 
  The present study aims to inventory helminth parasites in <I>Synodontis schall 
  </I>and <I>Synodontis nigrita </I>from the lower Ou&eacute;m&eacute; valley 
  in South Benin and to estimate their prevalence. A sample of 75 specimens of 
  the 2 fish species was examined at the laboratory between September and October, 
  2011. The results revealed high parasitic prevalence in the two species: 82.14 
  and 78.72%, respectively<I>. </I>Six <I>helminth</I> genus were identified of 
  which one digenean trematode (<I>Clinostomum </I>sp.), three nematodes (<I>Cithariniella 
  petterae</I>, <I>Procamallanus laeviconchus</I>, <I>Synodontisia thelastomoides</I>) 
  and two cestodes <I>Stoeksia pujehuni </I>and <I>Lytocestus </I>sp. Of the three 
  parasites groups, nematodes are most abundant in both Mochokidae examined; they 
  are 66.53 and 90.58% of parasites counted, respectively in <I>S. schall </I>and 
  <I>S. nigrita</I>. <I>Synodontisia thelastomoides </I>has the highest prevalence: 
  46.43% in <I>Synodontis schall </I>and 42.55% in <I>Synodontis nigrita</I>.
ER  -