Distribution of Helminth Parasites in Intestines and Their Seasonal Rate of Infestation in Three Freshwater Fishes of Kashmir

Table 10

Gender-wise infection dynamics of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi recorded of Schizothorax spp. from Dal Lake and River Jhelum.

Season	Host	Dal Lake							River Jhelum
		Number examined	Number infected	Prevalence (%)	Number of parasites	Mean intensity	Abundance	value	Number examined	Number infected	Prevalence (%)	Number of parasites	Mean intensity	Abundance	value
S. niger	Male	43	13	30.23	87	6.6	2.3	>0.05	33	17	51.51	123	7.2	3.72	<0.01
	Female	33	9	27.27	66	7.3	1.9		43	9	20.93	79	8.7	1.83
S. esocinus	Male	39	16	41.02	97	6	2.1	>0.05	47	19	40.42	92	4.8	1.95	>0.05
	Female	38	8	21.05	42	5.2	1.9		26	6	23.07	52	8.6	2
S. curvifrons	Male	52	13	25	67	5.1	2	>0.05	37	12	32.43	108	9	2.91	>0.05
	Female	19	4	21.05	13	3.2	0.4		34	10	29.41	47	4.7	1.38