Examining Ecto and Endoparasitism in Multicellular Organisms as the Emergence of Distinct New Microbiotopes

Abstract

Fish is the primary source of nutrition for many people in India, especially Maharashtra. One of the many excellent freshwater fish resources is the Krishna River in the Sangli District. The fish used in the study were:“Clarias gariepinus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Tilapia zilli, Gnathonemus cyrinoides, & Mormyrops deliciosus.” Using standard techniques and equipment, the lab checked 80 samples for Ecto & Endo parasites. Fishes' mean condition factors were calculated and analysed.C. gariepinus female parasite prevalence was 66.67 percent and male parasite prevalence was 60 percent out of 400 investigated fishes. Female prevalence of parasites in Tilapia zilli was 34.2%, whereas male prevalence was 66.6%. Female parasite prevalence for C. nigrodigitatus was 60%, whereas male prevalence was 72.72 %. For G. cyprinoides, female parasite prevalence was 60% while male prevalence was 63.63%; for M. deliciosus, female prevalence was 57.57% while male prevalence was 63.82%.