Research Article
Distribution of Helminth Parasites in Intestines and Their Seasonal Rate of Infestation in Three Freshwater Fishes of Kashmir
Table 10
Gender-wise infection dynamics of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi recorded of Schizothorax spp. from Dal Lake and River Jhelum.
| Season | Host | Dal Lake | River Jhelum | Number examined | Number infected | Prevalence (%) | Number of parasites | Mean intensity | Abundance | value | Number examined | Number infected | Prevalence (%) | Number of parasites | Mean intensity | Abundance | value |
| S. niger | Male | 43 | 13 | 30.23 | 87 | 6.6 | 2.3 | >0.05 | 33 | 17 | 51.51 | 123 | 7.2 | 3.72 | <0.01 | Female | 33 | 9 | 27.27 | 66 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 43 | 9 | 20.93 | 79 | 8.7 | 1.83 |
| S. esocinus | Male | 39 | 16 | 41.02 | 97 | 6 | 2.1 | >0.05 | 47 | 19 | 40.42 | 92 | 4.8 | 1.95 | >0.05 | Female | 38 | 8 | 21.05 | 42 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 26 | 6 | 23.07 | 52 | 8.6 | 2 |
| S. curvifrons | Male | 52 | 13 | 25 | 67 | 5.1 | 2 | >0.05 | 37 | 12 | 32.43 | 108 | 9 | 2.91 | >0.05 | Female | 19 | 4 | 21.05 | 13 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 34 | 10 | 29.41 | 47 | 4.7 | 1.38 |
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