First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin

First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin

Abstract This study reports the first record of candiru, Vandellia sp. parasitizing the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin, Brazil. In April 2018, a specimen of Potamotrygon scobina was collected by bottom long-term using fish as bait during the monitoring program in the Xi...

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Main Authors: Paulo Arthur Abreu Trindade, Felipe Antônio Silva Jr, Marcos Sidney Brito Oliveira, Carson Allen Jeffres, Marcelo Ândrade, Tommaso Giarrizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2025-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Vampire fish
candiru
ectoparasites
freshwater stingray
Xingu River
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612025000200801&tlng=en
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