Impact ID | 3549 |
Impact Type | Disease/Parasites/Toxicity |
Study Type | Observational |
Study Location | Field |
Impact Description | Melanoides tuberculata is a primary intermediate host for the gill trematode Centrocestus formosanus, which infects and causes mortality in native fish, such including: the endangered fountain darter, Etheostoma fonticola; Mexican cave tetra, Astyanax fasciatus; the exotic common carp, Cyprinus carpio; the exotc blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus; and the extic redbelly tilapia, Tilapia zillii, all in the San Antonio River, Texas. |
Reference | 34108 |
Great Lakes Region | No |
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