The first record of Chauhanellus indicus Rastogi, Kumar and Singh, 2004 (monogenea : ancyrocephalidae)‎ from the gills of the catfish Tachysurus dussumieri (Valenciennes)‎ from the Red Sea, coast of Yemen

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The monogenean parasite Chauhanellus indicus Rastogi, Kumar and Singh, 2004 is described here for the first time from the gills of the sea catfish Tachysurus dussumieri (Valenciennes) from the Red Sea coast of Yemen.

The ecological indexes of infection during the period from March 2009 and June 2010 were calculated as prevalence of 40 % and intensity of 1-12 (3.17).

The relation of the infection with both fish length and sex, and preference of site of infection were discussed.