Research Article
Distribution of Helminth Parasites in Intestines and Their Seasonal Rate of Infestation in Three Freshwater Fishes of Kashmir
Table 5
Overall prevalence of Pomphorhynchus kashmirensis in various host species.
| 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 | 76 | 21 | 27.63 | 47 | 1.76 | 0.48 | <0.01 | 76 | 23 | 30.2 | 30 | 1.30 | 0.39 | <0.01 | S. esocinus | 77 | 14 | 18.18 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.36 | <0.01 | 73 | 22 | 30.13 | 46 | 2.09 | 0.63 | <0.01 | S. curvifrons | 71 | 12 | 16.9 | 21 | 1.75 | 0.29 | <0.01 | 71 | 30 | 42.25 | 49 | 1.63 | 0.69 | >0.05 |
| Total | 224 | 47 | 20.98 | 96 | 2.04 | 0.42 | <0.01 | 220 | 75 | 34.09 | 125 | 1.66 | 0.56 | <0.01 |
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