Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae PARASITIC INFECTION IN TAMBAQUI (Colossoma macropomum) ON FISH FARMS IN THE STATE OF AMAZONAS
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https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2019.45.2.499Keywords:
acantocephalan, black pacu, fish culture, fish parasiteAbstract
The record of occurrence of acanthocephalan parasites on tambaqui farms in Northern Brazil has increased in recent years along with reports of associated economic losses, justifying further epidemiological studies of this parasite. As such, this study evaluated the occurrence of the acanthocephalan Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae and the parasite-host relationship in tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) from three fish farms in the Amazonian town of Rio Preto da Eva, Brazil. Fish from the farms (N = 18 per farm) were collected for parasitological examination, determination of the relative condition factor and correlation tests between the parameters assessed. Of the fish examined, 37 were parasitized with N. buttnerae (68.5% prevalence), with intensity of infection variation ranging from 1 to 1,219 specimens per fish (12,279 specimens counted). In two farms was detected the high mean intensity of infection, 230.8 and 451.3 parasites per fish, with a total count of 4,155 and 8,123 parasites, respectively, whereas the third farm had a single fish infected with only one specimen. The weight-length ratio equation indicated that the fish were growing at the same rate in weight and length. It was observed significant correlation between parasite intensity and fish length, as well as significant negative correlation with parasite intensity and condition factor. The gastrointestinal tract contained ostracod invertebrates, which are intermediate N. buttnerae hosts. The high N. buttnerae intensity affect their physiological condition as suggested by the negative correlation between parasitic intensity and condition factor, emphasizing the need to implement suitable prophylactic measures to prevent infection by the parasite.
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Silva, R.M.; Tavares-Dias, M.; Dias, M.W.R.; Dias, M.K.R.; Marinho, R.G.B. 2013. Parasitic fauna in hybrid tambacu from fish farms. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 48(8): 1049-1057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2013000800034.
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Chagas, E.C.; Maciel, P.; Aquino-Pereira, S.L. 2015. Infecções por acantocéfalos: um problema para a produção de peixes. In: Dias, M.T.; Mariano, W.S. Aquicultura no Brasil: novas perspectivas, v. 1. Pedro & João Editores, São Carlos. p. 305í 328.
Dezfuli, B.S.; Giovinazzo, G.; Lui, A.; Giari, L. 2008. Inflammatory response to Dentitruncus truttae (Acanthocephala) in the intestine of brown trout. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 24(6): 726-733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2007.11.013.
Dias, M.K.R.; Neves, L.R.; Marinho, R.G.B.; Tavares-Dias, M. 2015. Parasitic infections in tambaqui of eight fish farms from the Northern Brazil. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 67(4): 1070-1076. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-7592.
Eiras, J.C.; Takemoto, R.M.; Pavanelli, G.C. 2006. Métodos de estudo e técnicas laboratoriais em parasitologia de peixes. Ed. UEM, Maringá. 199p.
Eiras, J.C.; Takemoto, R.M.; Pavanelli, G.C. 2010. Diversidade dos parasitas de peixes de água doce do Brasil. Clichetec, Maringá. 333p.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE. 2016. Produção da Pecuária Municipal. v. 44. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE. 53 p.
Jerônimo, G.T.; Pádua, S.B.; Belo, M.A.A.; Chagas, E.C.; Taboga, S.R.; Maciel, P.O.; Martins, M.L. 2017. Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Acanthocephala) infection in farmed Colossoma macropomum: a pathological approach. Aquaculture, 469: 124-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.11.027.
Le Cren, E.D. 1951. The length-weight relationship and seasonal cycle in gonad weight and condition in the perch (Perca fluviatilis). The Journal of Animal Ecology, 20(2): 201-219.
Lourenço, F.S.; Morey, G.A.M.; Pereira, J.N.; Malta, J.C.O. 2017. Ocorrência de Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) buttnerae Golvan, 1956 (Acantocephala: Neochinorhynchidae) em Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) provenientes de uma piscicultura da Amazônia brasileira. Folia Amazónica, 26(1): 1í 8. https://doi.org/10.24841/fa.v26i1.414.
Lourenço, F.S.; Morey, G.A.M.; Malta, J.C.O. 2018. The development of Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Eoacanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) in its intermediate host Cypridopsis vidua in Brazil. Acta Parasitologica, 63(2): 354-359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ap-2018-0040.
Malta, J.C.O.; Gomes, A.L.; Andrade, S.M.S.; Varella, A.M.B. 2001. Infestações maciças por acantocéfalos, Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae Golvan, 1956, (Eoacanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) em tambaquis jovens, Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) cultivados na Amazônia Central. Acta Amazônica, 31(1): 133-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-43922001311143.
Marinho, R.G.B.; Tavares-Dias, M.; Dias-Grigório, M.K.R.; Neves, L.R.; Yoshioka, E.T.O.; Boijink, C.L.; Takemoto, R.M. 2013. Helminthes and protozoan of farmed pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) in eastern Amazon and host-parasite relationship. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 65(4): 1192-1202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352013000400035.
Matos, L.V.; Oliveira, M.I.B.; Gomes, A.L.S.; Silva, G.S. 2017. Morphological and histochemical changes associated with massive infection by Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) in the farmed freshwater fish Colossoma macropomum Cuvier, 1818 from the Amazon State, Brazil. Parasitology Research, 116(3): 1029-1037. DOI 10.1007/s00436-017-5384-3
Merritt, S.V.; Pratt, I. 1964 The life history of Neoechinorhynchus rutili and its development in the intermediate host (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae). Journal of parasitology, 50(3): 394-400. DOI: 10.2307/3275843.
Moravec, F.; Nagasawa, K.; Miyakawa, M. 2005. First record of ostracods as natural intermediate hosts of Anguillicola crassus, a pathogenic swimbladder parasite of eels Anguilla spp. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 66(2): 171í 173. DOI: 10.3354/dao066171.
Nickol, B.B. 2006 Phylum Acanthocephala. In: Woo, P. T. K. Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and Metazoan Infections. University of Guelph, Canadá. p. 444-465.
Oliveira, M.S.B.; Corrêa, L.L.; Tavares-Dias, M. 2019. Helminthic endofauna of four species of fish from lower Jari river, a tributary of the Amazon basin in Brazil. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 45(1): e393. Doi. 10.20950/1678-2305.2019.45.1.393
Pereira, J.N.; Morey, G.A.M. 2018. First record of Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Eoacantocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) on Colossoma macropomum (Characidae) in a fish farm in Roraima, Brazil. Acta Amazônica, 48(1): 42-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392201702411.
Sanil, N.K.; Asokan, P.K.; John, L.; Vijayan, K.K. 2011. Pathological manifestations of the acanthocephalan parasite, Tenuiproboscis sp. in the mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) (Forsskí¥l, 1775), a candidate species for aquaculture from Southern India. Aquaculture, 310(3-4): 259í 266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.10.027.
Santos, E.P. 1978. Diní¢mica de populações aplicada í pesca e piscicultura. EDUSP, São Paulo. 129p.
Santos, C.P.; Borges, J.N.; Fernandes, E.S.; Santos, E.G.N. 2013. Acanthocephala. In: Pavanelli, C.; Takemoto, R.M.; Eiras, J.C. Parasitologia de peixes de água doce do Brasil. Eduem, Maringá. p. 333-352.
Silva, R.M.; Tavares-Dias, M.; Dias, M.W.R.; Dias, M.K.R.; Marinho, R.G.B. 2013. Parasitic fauna in hybrid tambacu from fish farms. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 48(8): 1049-1057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2013000800034.
Silva-Gomes, A.L.; Coelho-Filho, J.G.; Viana-Silva, W.; Braga-Oliveira, M.I.; Bernardino, G.; Costa, J.I. 2017. The impact of Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Golvan, 1956) (Eoacanthocephala: Neochinorhynchidae) outbreaks on productive and economic performance of the tambaqui Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818), reared in ponds. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 45(2): 496-500. http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol45-issue2-fulltext-25.
Tavares-Dias, M.; Martins, M.L. 2017. An overall estimation of losses caused by diseases in the Brazilian fish farms. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 41(4): 913-918. DOI 10.1007/s12639-017-0938-y.
Thatcher, V.E. 2006. Amazon Fish Parasites. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia. 509 p.
Uglem, G.L.; Larson, O.R. 1969. The life history and larval development of Neoechinorhynchus saginatus Van Cleave and Bangham, 1949 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae). The Journal of Parasitology, 55(6): 1212-1217. DOI: 10.2307/3277260.
Uglem, G.L. 1972. The life cycle of Neoechinorhynchus cristatus Lynch, 1936 (Acanthocephala) with notes on the hatching of eggs. The Journal of Parasitology, 58(6): 1071-1074. DOI: 10.2307/3278138.
Zar, J.H. 1999. Biostatistical analysis. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. 663 p.
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