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

Table 7

Gender-wise infection dynamics of Pomphorhynchus kashmirensis 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	16	37.2	28	1.75	0.65	<0.05	33	12	36.36	22	1.83	0.66	<0.05
	Female	33	5	15.5	19	3.8	0.57		43	11	25.58	8	0.72	0.18
S. esocinus	Male	39	8	20.5	15	1.8	0.38	>0.05	47	14	29.78	26	1.8	0.55	>0.05
	Female	38	6	15.7	13	2.16	0.34		26	8	30.76	20	2.5	0.76
S. curvifrons	Male	52	7	13.46	15	2.14	0.28	>0.05	37	16	43.24	32	2	0.86	>0.05
	Female	19	5	26.3	6	1.2	0.31		34	14	41.17	17	1.2	0.5