Table 3.
Relative distribution of metacercariae in different body parts of fishes.
| Fish species | No. of infected body parts (%) |
Load of MC Range (Mean ± SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Body | Head | Body | |
| Ticto barb | 13/16 (81.3a) | 12/16 (75a) |
13–19200 (2082.7a ± 5245.7) |
6–3376 (625.5b ± 1016.2) |
| Flying barb | 2/12 (16.7a) |
3/12 (25a) |
14–44 (29a ± 21.2) |
80–250 (176.7b ± 87.4) |
| Banded gourami | 3/12 (25a) |
8/12 (66.7b) |
47–83 (62.3a ± 18.6) |
27–363 (131.8a ± 111.7) |
| Reba carp | 5/14 (35.7a) |
9/14 (64.3a) |
127–303 (215a ± 78.8) |
23–106 (49.6b ± 25.1) |
| Freshwater garfish | 4/11 (36.4a) |
4/11 (36.4a) |
150–1250 (450.5a ± 533.8) |
15–50 (31.5b ± 17.1) |
MC, metacercariae
Values with different superscripts in the same row and parameter are significant (P < 0.05).