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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 is found in coastal subtropical and tropical waters around the world, being an important variety of fish. It is fished as well as farmed. A new species of thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) namely Neoechinorhynchus rafiae is being reported. The genus is distributed worldwide and parasitizes turtles and fish which is being reported from Karachi coast, Sindh, Pakistan. The new species N. rafiae has unique characteristics of the hooks of first and second row/circle of the same size thus differs from its congeners on this important character. The present species comes close to N. oreini Fotedar, 1968 but differs in a number of characters. The prominent feature observed in the present species is the presence of para-receptacle structure (PRS) prominent along ventral side of receptacle.
Faiza Saleem, Aly Khan, Nasira Khatoon, Samina Waheed, Noor-un-Nisa. (2021) NEOECHINORHYNCHUS RAFIAE SP. N. (ACANTHOCEPHALA: NEOECHINORHYNCHIDAE) FROM MUGIL CEPHALUS LINN., 1758 IN KARACHI COAST, PAKISTAN, , Volume 18, Issue 2.
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