Anisakidae) on Mugilids from Senegalese Estuaries (original) (raw)

Consumption of mugilids is widespread in Senegal, especially in the estuaries, where there production is of economic importance. The prevalence, mean intensity and pathologic effects of Anisakis sp. and Contracaecum sp. larvae which infected mugilids from Senegalese estuaries were investigated. In 2009, individuals of mugilids belonging to 6 and 5 species were trapped from the estuaries of Saloum, Senegal and Casamance rivers respectively. The prevalence and mean intensity of Anisakis sp. and Contracaecum sp. are higher in Senegal and Saloum estuaries respectively. The increase in the load of Contracaecum sp., related to the season in L. falcipinnis, the season, the size, the weight and/or the sex in M. cephalus from the