Camp, J.W., L.M. Blaney, and D.K. Barnes, 1999. Helminths of the Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Perciformes: Gobiidae), from Southern Lake Michigan, Indiana, Purdue University North Central.

Reprinted from Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington (1999) 66(1): 70-72

Abstract
Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) were collected from Hammond Marina and Calumet Harbor, southern Lake Michigan, Indiana, and examined for helminths. Sixty-four gobies were collected at Hammond Marina and 245 gobies and 4 sculpins were collected from Calumet Harbor. Larval helminths recovered from gobies included Diplostomum sp. and Eustrongylides sp. Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleave, 1931) was the only other parasite found. Diplostomum sp. was only found in gobies from Calumet Harbor, but A. dirus and Eustrongylides sp. were found in gobies from both collection sites. Parasite species richness, prevalence, mean intensity, and mean abundance were low in gobies. Parasite species found in gobies have been found previously in native fish species in the Great Lakes.

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Contact: Joseph Camp, Purdue University North Central, Department of Biology, 1401 South US 421, Westville, IN 46391
Key Words: Round_goby, Basic_biology
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