Survey on encysted cercariae of trematodes from fresh-water fishes in Mangyeong riverside area

ABSTRACT

In order to clarify infestation pattern for the encysted larvae of digenetic trematodes from fresh-water fishes, this survey was carried out from March to September, 1983. A total of 380 fishes of 32 species were collected with netting at the three reaches, upper, middle and lower in Mangyeong riverside area. After the fishes were dissected into small scraps, they were pressed under cover glass and examined for the presence of those of digenetic trematodes with a microscope. The results obtained were as follows Out of a total of 380 fishes inspected, 320 fishes (84 percent) from 31 species were found positive with digenetic trematode metacercariae; more than 10 species of the metacercariae were detected in Pseudorasbora parva; Gnathopogon majimae, Microphysogobio yaluensis, Cultriculus eigenmanni and Gnathopogon coreanus (more than 8 species); Aphyocypris chinensis(8 species) and etc. respectively. Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae were found positive from 93 fishes (25 percent) from 12 species detection rates in other species of digenetic trematode metacercariae from various fishes were; Exorchis oviformis, 261 fishes (57 percent) from 28 species; Cyathocotyle orientalis, 47 fishes (12 percent) from 12 species; Metorchis orientalis, 21 fishes (6 percent) from 12 species; Metagonimus yokogawai, 164 fishes (43 percent) from 26 species; Pseudexorchis major, 71 fishes (19 percent) from 18 species; Metacercaria hasegawai, 77 fishes (20 percent) from 25 species; Centrocestus armatus, 24 fishes (6 percent) from 7 species; Echinochasmus japonicus, 2 fishes (0.5 percent) from 2 species, and unidentified species, 34 fishes (9 percent) from 15 species respectively. The sums of average number of the encysted larvae of all species found in fish body/gram showed 83 in P. parva, Cobitis taenia (74.2), A. chinensis (28.5), Pseudoperilampus uyekii (26.6), G. majimae (19.6) and etc. respectively and the average peak number of each metacercaria in fish body/gram showed 21.7 C. sinensis, 24 E. oviformis , 15.3 M. orientalis and 6.1 E. japonicus in P. parva ; 42.7 C. orientalis and 25.1 M. yokogawai in C. taenia; 8.3 C. armatus and 8.3 M. hasegawai in P. uyekii; 6.3 P. major in Carassius carassius, and 2.9 unidentified species in G. majimae respectively.