| Jeddah | Rabigh | ||||||
Parasite sp. | No. of fish Infected (%) | No. of parasite | Mean intensity (range) | M ± S.E | No. of fish Infected (%) | No. of parasite | Mean intensity (range) | M ± S.E |
Monogenea: Diplectanum sp. | - | - | - | - | 16 (53.3) | 175 | 10.94 (2 - 30) | 10.94 ± 2.85 |
Isopoda: Praniza larva of Gnathisa sp. | 12 (40) | 84 | 7 (1 - 15) | 7 ± 1.66 | 4 (13.3) | 7 | 1.75 (1 - 3) | 1.75 ± 0.48 |
Copepoda: Hatschekia sp. | 1 (3.33) | 6 | 6 (6) | - | - | - | - | - |
Digenea: Bucephalus sp. | - | - | - | - | 1 (3.33) | 6 | 6 (6) | - |
Lecithoclaster sp. | - | - | - | - | 5 (16.66) | 17 | 3.4 (2 - 5) | 3.4 ± 0.68 |
Total Digenea | - | - | - | - | 6 (20) | 23 | 3.8 (2 - 6) | 3.8 ± 0.70 |
No. of fish examined | 30 | 30 | ||||||
No. of fish infected (%) | 13 (43.4) | - | - | - | 19 (63.3) | - | - | - |
No. of Parasite species | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
No. of Parasites | - | 90 | - | - | - | 205 | - | - |
Total mean intensity | - | - | 3.92 (1 - 15) | 6.92 ± 1.53 | - | - | 7.59 (1 - 30) | 7.59 ± 1.86 |