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On Bomolochus jonesi sp. Nov. parasitic on the eye of the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta

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Title On Bomolochus jonesi sp. Nov. parasitic on the eye of
the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
 
Creator Sam Bennet, P
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
 
Description Eye parasites belonging to the genus Bomolochus are comparatively few. Two
species have been recorded hitherto from the Indian waters, B. sardinellae Bennet
(1964) and B. varunae Bennet (1966). Both of them were found on the eyes of clupeid
fishes. The present species was found on the eye of the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger
kanagurta from the Calicut coast. As in other eye parasites B. jonesi is lodged
between the eye ball and the adipose lid of the host. At times, when disturbed it
goes deeper in the orbit over the eye ball, hiding from outside view. Over two
hundred specimens, all females, were obtained between August 1965 and July 1966.
During August, November and February about 60% of the host fish were infested.
In July all the fish examined (over 50) were parasitised.
The species name is chosen in grateful appreciation for the encouragement
given by Dr. S. Jones in this study on the eye parasites of fishes.
 
Publisher MBAI/CMFRI
 
Date 1967
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/892/1/Article_15.pdf
Sam Bennet, P (1967) On Bomolochus jonesi sp. Nov. parasitic on the eye of the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta. Journal of The Marine Biological Association of India, 9 (1). pp. 132-136.