ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to determine the helminth fauna of the bleak (Alburnus alburnus L.). According to the results obtained, a total of 6 species of helminth parasites were encountered on the bleak. These parasites include Dactylogyrus alatus, D. fraternus and Diplozoon homoion (Monogenea) on the gills; Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Cestoda) and Rhapdochona denudata (Nematoda) in the intestine; and Diplostomum sp. (Digenea) in the eyes, on the surface of body and on the fins.

Keywords: Bleak, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda, Nematoda