The total body condition factor of southern Baltic stocks of herring Clupea harengus membras (L.) infected and non-infected with Anisakis larvae

• Authors: M. Podolska , M. Wyszynski , E. Szopinska , J. Rokicki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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From January 1995 to January 1996 and in April 1996, 9026 specimens of herring Clupea haren-gus membras were caught in ICES-Subdivisions 24, 25, 26 and 27 in the southern Baltic. All fish were examined for nematodes. 5242 Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) and 3 specimens of Con-tracaecum osculatum (Rudolphi, 1809) (3rd stage larvae) were collected. Only coastal spring herring were infected with A. simplex; C. osculatum was found in open sea herring. The total body condition factor K of each fish was calculated according to Fulton. The mean body condition factor was found to be higher in infected than in non-infected fish. The highest value of factor K was observed in fish with gonads at stage 6. Factor K reached a minimum in fish in-fected with 11-20 specimens of A. simplex larvae.

Keywords

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ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; BODY CONDITION FACTOR; CLUPEA HARENGUS MEMBRAS

Discipline

• AQUATIC_SCIENCES: AQUATIC SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
• Journal: Oceanological Studies
• Year: 1997
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 109-117

Contributors

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M. Podolska

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M. Wyszynski

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E. Szopinska

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J. Rokicki

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: M.Podolska, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, University of Gdansk, Al. Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland