The helminths of Freshwatere fishes caught from waters of rural areas of Kirkuke governorate, Iraq

Abstract

Six freshwater species of fishes have been subjected to parasitological investigation, which were collected from water in different urban area of Al-tamim governorate. The results revealed the presence of four species of helminthes; include one species of cestoda(Bothriocephalus gowokensis) collected from Cyprinus carpio and Aspiux vorax( with the rate 2.9 %and 25% respectively); one species of nematoda (Cucullanus cyprini) collected from the carp; two species of acanthocephalans namely Neoechinorhynchus rutili collected from Cyprinus carpio, Barbus luteus, Chondrostoma regius and Varicorhinus trutta. The incidence of infection in Cyprinus carpio(4.2% in males and 8.3 % in females); in Barbus luteus(2.5%); in Chondrostoma regius(8% in males and 9.9% in females) and in Varicorhinus . trutta(50%).The other species of acanthocephala is Neoechinorhynchus iraqinensis which has been revealed from Liza abu( 15.7% in males and 35% in females). From the result of the present study, it can be concluded, that, all four helminthic parasites are the first record in fishes caught from Kirkuk province.