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Shoreline distribution and parasite infection of black-striped pipefish Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 in the lower River Danube
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SYSNO ASEP 0383790 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Shoreline distribution and parasite infection of black-striped pipefish Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 in the lower River Danube Author(s) Ondračková, Markéta (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Slováčková, Iveta (UBO-W)
Trichkova, T. (BG)
Polačik, Matej (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Jurajda, Pavel (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCIDNumber of authors 5 Source Title Journal of Applied Ichthyology. - : Wiley - ISSN 0175-8659
Roč. 28, č. 4 (2012), s. 590-596Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords Pomphorhynchus laevis ; water ; size ; invasions ; habitats ; history ; fishes ; sex Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects LC522 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 UT WOS 000306142900014 EID SCOPUS 84863617785 DOI 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01967.x Annotation This study aimed to characterise the shoreline distribution and metazoan parasite community in black-striped pipefish Syngnathus abaster along the freshwater section of the River Danube (Bulgaria). An extensive survey of the shoreline zone showed the regular presence of S.similar to abaster along the entire stretch from Vetren to Vrav (395836 river km). The preference of shoreline habitat was analysed using abundance data and the proportion of this species in the fish community within particular habitat types. Highest frequencies of occurrence and density were found in sites with a muddy substrate, as compared to gravel and sand. A subsample of S.similar to abaster from the upper section of the Bulgarian stretch was examined for metazoan parasites. The parasite fauna comprised eight metazoan species, representing half the parasite species richness known from its original range. Only three parasite species previously reported from S.similar to abaster were found in the Danubian range of expansion: the adult trematode Orientocreadium siluri, metacercariae of Diplostomum sp., and an accidental finding of the trematode Nicolla skrjabini. The other five species appear to have been acquired in the new area, although these were recorded at a very low prevalence and/or abundance. Syngnathus abaster, therefore, is not likely to represent an important component in native parasite life cycles. Fish condition was not affected by either total parasite abundance or abundance of core species. Regular occurrence and dominance of Syngnathus abaster indicates that this species now represents a significant component of the Danubian shoreline fish community. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2013
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