Diplectanid parasite from the gills of the triacanthid fish (triacanthus biaculeatus)‎ captured from Khor Abdullah, Northwest Arabian Gulf, Iraq

الملخص EN

In the present study a description of unidentified monogenetic parasite detected from the gills of short nose tripod fish Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) was given and it is clear that this parasite differs from the other related diplectanid species by owing a special structure in its cirrus poach.

So, its appearance is considered as a new record in the Arabian Gulf waters.