Preliminary Report on the Parasites of Certain Marine Fishes of British Columbia

Hisao P. Arai

Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada · 1969 · 35 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The results of a study to assess the kinds and degrees of parasitism that exist in or on inshore fishes of British Columbia are presented. The report contains a listing of 68 taxa of parasites recovered from a total of 814 host specimens representing 61 species.Observations on host–parasite relationships made during the course of the study are discussed.