Parasites of bleak Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758) of the Seversky Donets River and other small rivers of the Belgorod region (Russia)
https://doi.org/10.31016/1998-8435-2025-19-3-315-333
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to update and supplement the data on the parasite fauna of bleak Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the rivers of the Belgorod region, as well as to analyze the changes that have occurred in the composition of its parasite fauna.
Materials and methods. A parasitological study was carried out on 313 bleak individuals caught with a float rod, mostly in the Seversky Donets River, as well as in other rivers of the Belgorod region (Nezhegol, Mokraya Ivica, Oskolets, Vorskla) in 2018–2021.
Results and discussion. As a result of parasitological studies of bleaks from rivers of the Belgorod region, at least 38 species of parasites were noted. These are mainly species that are widely specific to carp fish (Cyprinidae) and have a wide distribution. In bleaks from the Seversky Donets River, 33 parasitic species were found (Ciliophora – 2, Myxozoa – 1, Monogenea – 5, Trematoda – 20, Cestoda – 1, Nematoda – 1, Crustacea – 2, Mollusca – 1). Comparison of the revealed composition of the parasite fauna of bleak from the Seversky Donets River with known literary data allowed us to establish that of the previously noted specific parasites, two species are currently missing – Dactylogyrus fraternus and D. parvus, and species with a complex life cycle involving planktonic crustaceans have not been found – Proteocephalus torulosus, Philometra rischta and Neochinorhynchus rutili. At the same time, such species as Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Gyrodactylus gracilihamatus, which have a wide range of hosts, have been added to the regional parasite fauna of bleak. A characteristic feature of the rivers of the region continues to be the high diversity of the species composition of trematodes found in fish at the metacercaria stage. The data obtained indicate the ongoing degradation of the biohydrocenosis as a result of eutrophication and pollution.
Supporting agencies: The author expresses gratitude to D. V. Vinakov, M. I. Kononova, V. A. Bobyreva, I. N. Volobueva and everyone who helped in collecting the material.
About the Author
Yu. A. Prisniy
Belgorod National Research University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Prisniy Yuri A., Сandidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Department of Biology
Belgorod
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Prisniy Yu.A. Parasites of bleak Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758) of the Seversky Donets River and other small rivers of the Belgorod region (Russia). Russian Journal of Parasitology. 2025;19(3):315-333. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31016/1998-8435-2025-19-3-315-333
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