Presence of peniculus fistula fistula and lepeophtheirus acutus from the North Aegean Sea, Turkey

Abstract

The parasitic copepod, Peniculus fistula fistula Nordmann, 1832 is found on the caudal, ventral, pectoral, dorsal, anal, fins of garfish, Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1760), while Lepeophtheirus acutus Heegaard, 1943 on the dorsal body surface of common guitarfish, Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758) in the North Aegean Sea, Turkey on 2017. This study presents a new locality as Aegean Sea for Lepeophtheirus acutus and a new host as garfish for Peniculus fistula fistula Nordmann, 1832 in Turkey. This study confirms third report of Peniculus fistula fistula Nordmann, 1832 in Turkey again.