| From March to April 2010, specimens of Acestrorhynchus lacustris were collected in the Peixe River, Anhembi, São Paulo State, Brazil. This characid, commonly known as peixe-cachorro, has a preference for lentic habitats and it features carnivorous habits, with an important role in the food chain. This study aimed to carry out a parasitological analysis of 34 specimens of A. lacustris, and 33 of these were infected by at least one species of metazoan parasite. Nine species were identified: Ameloblastella sp. and Diaphorocleidus sp. (Monogenea); Ascocotyle sp., Diplostomidae gen. sp. and Sphincterodiplostomum musculosum (Digenea); Contracaecum sp., Philometroides caudata, Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus and P. (S.) saofranciscensis (Nematoda).... |
