A Comparative Study of the Common Protozoan Parasites of Clarias gariepinus from the Wild and Cultured Environments in Benue State, Nigeria

Table 2

Protozoa parasites and their locations in dead and live C. gariepinus from river benue (wild).

Protozoa parasites	Number of fish infected; by each protozoa parasite		Location of parasites	Percentage parasite; infection per location		Parasite load on; each location		Percentage parasite; sp. on fish
	Dead	Live		Dead	Live	Dead	Live	Dead	Live
Ichthyobodo sp	7	7	gill	39.56	41.22	16	30	21.98	18.32
I. multifiliis	6	8	gill			20	24	38.46	46.56
I. multifiliis	6	10	skin			19	31
Chilodonella sp.	3	2	skin	25.27	29.77	4	4	3.40	3.05
Trichodina sp.	0	0	skin			0	4	5.49	10.69
Trichodina sp.	4	6	fin	5.49	7.63	5	10
Cryptobia iubilans	4	6	stomach	12.09	8.40	11	11	29.69	21.37
Cryptobia iubilans	5	5	intestine	17.58	12.98	16	17