Infection of some Acanthobrama marmid (Heckel) fish with tapeworms Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) at Lake Tharthar, West of the city of Samarra, Salah al- Din/Iraq

Abstract

Were collected 144 Acanthobrama marmid (Heckel) fish were collected from Lake Tharthar, west of Samarra/Salah al-Din, Once a month starting from February until June 2024,One type of tapeworm, Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) was recorded in the current study and its total length ranged from 35.7 - 150.2 cm and its width from 0.5 - 1.3 cm,which was isolated from the intestines of Acanthobrama marmid fish, with an infection rate of 81.9%, and the number of infected fish was 118 fish with a total length range of 25.6 - 12.5 cm, which were isolated from the 144 examined fish with a total length range of 28.2 - 12.5 cm.