Acta Zoologica 48. (2002)
2002 / 1. szám - NAHHAS, F. M. - SEY OTTÓ: Digenetic trematodes from marine fishes off the Coast of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf: Superfamily Hemiuroidea
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 48 (1), pp. 1-20, 2002 DIGENETIC TREMATODES FROM MARINE FISHES OFF THE COAST OF KUWAIT, ARABIAN GULF: SUPERFAMILY HEMIUROIDEA Nahhas, F. M.1 and O. SEY2 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Pacific Stockton, California, 95211, E-mail: fnahhas@uop.edu 21'Department of Zoology, University of Pécs H-7624 Pécs, Ifjúság и. 6, Hungary, E-mail: seyo@freemail.hu Eight species of Hemiuroidea are reported: Allostomachicola secunclus (Srivastava, 1937) Yamaguti, 1958 from Chirocentrus nudus (Chirocentridae); Ectenurus trachuri from Trachurus trachurus, Caranx kalla, Scomberoides commersonianus (Carangidae) and Rachycentron canadum (Rachycenlridac); Erilepturus hamati (YAMAGUTI, 1934) MANTER, 1947 from Lutjanus russelli (Lutjanidae), Otolithes ruber (Sciaenidae), Pseudorhombus arsius (Bothiidae), Scomberoides commersonianus (Carangidae) Therapon sp. (Theraponidae); Lecithocladium angustiovum YAMAGUTI, 1953 from Caranx kalla (Carangidae); Lecithochirium acutum, Chauhan, 1945 from Trichiurus lepturus (Trichiuridae); Aponurus laguncula LOOSS, 1907 from Siganus orctmin (Siganidae); Lecithaster indicus SRIVASTAVA, 1935 from Otolithes ruber: Aphanurus slossichii (MONTICELLI, 1891) LOOSS, 1907 from Sardinella perforata, Ilisha elongata (Clupcidae), Thryssa whiteheadi (Engraulidae) and Mulloidichtliys auriflamma, (Mullidae). Key words: Arabian Gulf, Kuwait coast, marine fishes, trematodes, Hemiuridae, Lecithasteridae, Bunocotylidae INTRODUCTION This paper, the fifth in a series on digenetic trematodes of marine fishes off the Kuwait coast of the Arabian Gulf by SEY (1995), SEY and NAHHAS (1997), SEY et al. (1998), and NAHHAS et al. (1998) collected by the second author reports or describes eight species belonging to three families in the superfamily Hemiuroidea as defined by GIBSON and BRAY (1979). MATERIALS AND METHODS Collection, preservation and preparation of the specimens are described in SEY and NAHHAS (1997). All specimens were obtained from the stomach of their hosts. Date of collection, prevalence; mean intensity, and abundance as defined by Bush et cd. (1997), and accession numbers are presented in Table 1. Measurements are expressed in micrometers and indicated as a range, length followed by width and the mean in parenthesis; numbers are rounded to the nearest decimal. Acta zool. lump. 4H, 2002 Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budaifest