A new record of Pseudogrillotia spratti campbell and beveridge, 1993 (cestoda : trypanorhyncha)‎ parasitic in some carangid fishes from iraqi marine waters

الملخص EN

A total 15 of Pseudogrillotia spratti Campbell and Beveridge, 1993 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) plerocerci have been found in body cavity of three species of carangid fishes, Carangiodes armatus, C.

malabaricus and Megalaspis cordyla which were collected from Iraqi marine waters.

The parasite was recorded for the first time in the Iraqi marine waters, and C.

armatus, C.

malabaricus and M.

cordyla are new hosts for this parasite.

Keywords: Pseudogrillotia spratti, Carangiodes armatus, C.

malabaricus, Megalaspis cordyla, Iraqi marine waters.