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Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators

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The present study reports metazoan fish parasites from Segara Anakan, a brackish water lagoon located at the southern Java coast, Indonesia. Seven economically important marine fish species (Mugil cephalus, Siganus javus, Scatophagus argus, Caranx sexfasciatus, Lutjanus johnii, Eleutheronema tetradactylum and Johnius coitor) were examined at two different sampling sites within the lagoon for the occurrence of metazoan parasites. A diverse parasite fauna was found, consisting of 43 species/taxa. Ectoparasites (31) were more abundant than endoparasites (12). The fish species J. coitor, M. cephalus and S. argus harboured the most diverse metazoan parasite fauna with 11, 13, and 16 different parasite species, respectively. Prevalence and intensity of infection for each parasite species/taxon is given, including short descriptions for rapid diagnosis. For the first time, we discuss the utilisation of the sampled fish parasites as biological indicator organisms for fish and environmental health within this tropical mangrove ecosystem. Ecto- versus endoparasite ratio and endoparasite diversity are suitable tools to describe the environmental health status at a tropical brackish water locality, and might be applied also for other tropical and possibly non-tropical marine ecosystems.

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We would like to thank Prof. R.M. Overstreet (Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA) and Prof. H. Mehlhorn (Department of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology, Düsseldorf University, Germany) for help with the digenean identification and access to the SEM, respectively. The study was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Federal Ministry for Education and Science (BMBF Grant No. 03F0391A) within the framework of the joint Indonesian-German research programme SPICE (Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems), and the German Research Council (DFG PA 664/4-1).

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    Sonja Rueckert

  2. Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany

    Sonja Rueckert & Asri T. Yuniar

  3. Department of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology, Düsseldorf University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Harry W. Palm

  4. Department of Marine Zoology, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany

    Wilhelm Hagen

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Rueckert, S., Hagen, W., Yuniar, A.T. et al. Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators. Reg Environ Change 9, 315–328 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-008-0076-2

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