Table 2.
Seasonal differences in the prevalence (%) (Mean ± SD) of helminths in snakehead fi shes U. P. India.
| Host | Parasites | Acanthocephala | Trematode | Nematode | Cestode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasons | Pallisentis sp. | Allocredium sp. | Genarchopsis sp. | Procamallanus sp. | Senga sp. | |
| C. punctatus | Autumn | 68.85 ± 3.83 | 18.19 ± 4.12 | 22.35 ± 5.96 | 22.09 ± 18.62 | 29.93 ± 21.97 |
| Winter | 34.79 ± 9.68 | 25.15 ± 13.96 | 15.67 ± 4.15 | 13.94 ± 7.98 | 11.66 ± 6.58 | |
| Summer | 65.21 ± 5.90 | 27.71 ± 5.93 | 22.19 ± 6.17 | 18.38 ± 2.94 | 12.03 ± 1.10 | |
| Rainy | 36.47 ± 11.64 | 26.26 ± 10.00 | 24.87 ± 9.68 | 20.30 ± 7.41 | 13.28 ± 3.64 | |
| Chi-square | 8.641 | 2.487 | 1.974 | 1.564 | 1.051 | |
| p-value | 0.034 | 0.478 | 0.578 | 0.668 | 0.789 | |
| Pallisentis sp. | Allocredium sp. | Genarchopsis sp. | Neocamallanus sp. | Senga sp. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. striatus | Autumn | 66.72 ± 5.23 | 37.02 ± 15.00 | 34.48 ± 12.36 | 25.48 ± 9.97 | 18.87 ± 6.62 |
| Winter | 22.22 ± 11.11 | 11.11 ± 11.11 | 25.93 ± 16.97 | 7.41 ± 6.42 | 18.52 ± 6.42 | |
| Summer | 79.97 ± 9.50 | 28.79 ± 4.67 | 2.66 ± 2.43 | 19.46 ± 6.49 | 10.14 ± 2.51 | |
| Rainy | 40.15 ± 6.44 | 16.53 ± 6.93 | 14.69 ± 9.28 | 11.60 ± 2.34 | 13.35 ± 5.78 | |
| Chi-square | 9.974 | 7.667 | 7.821 | 7.539 | 5.539 | |
| p-value | 0.019 | 0.053 | 0.050 | 0.057 | 0.136 | |