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The study reported Thryssa stenosoma, as a new host of isopod Nerocila depressa infestation. Furthermore, the record of Nerocila depressa from the Narmada estuary is of first kind in the West Coast of India. Thryssa stenosoma, commonly known as slender thryssa forms an important commercial fish species at Bhadbhut, a part of the Narmada estuary. The prevalence of N. depressa infestation was 17.39% with a mean intensity of 2.8. in T. stenosoma, showing a low rate of infestation. The present information would form a new addition of isopod infestation to the list of parasitic diseases of estuarine fishes in India.
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The authors are thankful to Mr.Santanu Mitra, Assistant Zoologist, Zoological Society of India, Kolkata for isopod identification and the research scholars, technical and supporting staff of the ICAR-CIFRI, Vododara Center, Gujarat.
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Sahoo, A.K., Bhakta, D., Meena, D.K. et al. Isopod parasite, Nerocila depressa Milne Edwards, 1840 infestation in Thryssa stenosoma Wongratana, 1983, as a first record from Narmada estuary, West Coast of India. J Parasit Dis 46, 280–284 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-021-01451-5
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