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Research Note • Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. 23 (2) • Apr-Jun 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612014025   copy

First record of Neobenedenia “melleni” – like species (Monogenea: Capsalidae) in Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in Brazil

Primeiro registro de Neobenedenia tipo“melleni” (Monogenea: Capsalidae) em meros (Epinephelus itajara) no Brasil

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Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum, 1927) (Monogenea) is a pathogen widely spread in marine teleost cultures around the world. The present paper recorded this parasite species in the Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara for the first time Brazil. The use of freshwater bath for parasite control was successful for the Goliath grouper.

Mariculture; pathogens; fish ectoparasites; jewfish

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