Table 1.
Parasitic isopods of freshwater teleost fish in the Brazilian Amazon
| Host species | Parasite species | SI | Localities | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudoplatystoma punctifer | Cymothoidae gen. sp. | Gills | Negro and Solimões rivers (AM) | Lopes et al. (2009) |
| Acestrorhynchus microlepis | Braga amapaensis | Mouth | Araguari River (AP) | Thatcher (1996) |
| Pygocentrus nattereri | Anphira branchialis | Gills | Maracá Island (RR) and Manaus River (AM) | Thatcher (1993) |
| Serrasalmus sp. | Anphira branchialis | Gills | Maracá Island (RR) and Manaus River (AM) | Thatcher (1993) |
| Serrasalmus spilopleura | Anphira branchialis | Gills | Maracá Island (RR) and Manaus River (AM) | Thatcher (1993) |
| Triportheus flavus | Anphira junki | Gills and tegument | Manaus (AM) | Araujo and Thatcher (2003) |
| Triportheus albus | Anphira junki | Gills and tegument | Manaus (AM) | Araujo and Thatcher (2003) |
| Pygocentrus nattereri | Anphira branchialis | Gills | Piranha Lake (AM) | Vital et al. (2011) |
| Cichla temensis | Braga cichlae | Mouth | Negro River (AM) | Araujo et al. (2009) |
| Ageneiosus uyacalensis | Excorallana sp. | Tegument | Amazon River (AM and PA) | Thatcher (2006) |
| Nannostomus beckfordi | Artystone minima | Body cavity | Negro River | Thatcher and Carvalho (1988) |
| Serrasalmus spilopleura | Vanamea symmetrica | Mouth | Tocantins and Araguaia rivers (PA) | Thatcher (1993) |
| Serrasalmus elongatus | Vanamea symmetrica | Mouth | Tocantins and Araguaia rivers (PA) | Thatcher (1993) |
| Ossubtus xinguense | Anphira xinguensis | Gills | Xingu River (PA) | Thatcher (1995) |
| Hoplias malabaricus | Braga patagonica | Gills | Igarapé Fortaleza River (AP) | Alcântara and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Plasgioscion squamosissimus | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Negro and Solimões rivers (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Pygocentrus nattereri | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Colossoma macropomum | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Serrasalmus sp. | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Serrasalmus rhombeus | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Mylossoma duriventre | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Brycon amazonicus | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| C Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Hydrolycus scombreoides | Braga patagonica | Mouth and gills | Solimões River (AM) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2014) |
| Colossoma macropomum | Braga patagonica | Tegument | Macapá city (AP) | Dias et al. (2015) |
| Chaetobranchus flavescens | Braga patagonica | Gills | Igarapé Fortaleza River (AP) | Tavares-Dias et al. (2018) |
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus | Braga patagonica | Gills | Igarapé Fortaleza River (AP) | Hoshino et al. (2016) |
| Colossoma macropomum | Braga patagonica | − | Macapá city (AP) | Dias and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Serrasalmus altispinis | Anphira branchialis | Gills | Solimões River (AM) | Murrieta-Morey et al. (2016) |
| Serrasalmus altispinis | Anphira branchialis | Gills | Solimões River (AM) | Murrieta-Morey et al. (2016) |
| Curimata incompta | Braga patagonica | Gills and fins | Igarapé Fortaleza River (AP) | Neves et al. (2015) |
| Chaetobranchus flavescens | Braga patagonica | − | Igarapé Fortaleza River (AP) | Bittencourt et al. (2014) |
| Colossoma macropomum | Braga patagonica | Fins | Jari River (PA) | Gonçalves et al. (2018) |
| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | Excorallana berbicensis | Mouth, gills and tegument | Araguari River (AP) | Gentil-Vasconcelos and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Ageneiosus uyacalensis | Excorallana berbicensis | Mouth, gills and tegument | Araguari River (AP) | Gentil-Vasconcelos and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Geophagus proximus | Excorallana berbicensis | Mouth, gills and tegument | Araguari River (AP) | Gentil-Vasconcelos and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Hemiodus unimaculatus | Excorallana berbicensis | Mouth, gills and tegument | Araguari River (AP) | Gentil-Vasconcelos and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Serrasalmus gibbus | Excorallana berbicensis | Tegument | Araguari River (AP) | Gentil-Vasconcelos and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Psectrogaster falcata | Excorallana berbicensis | Mouth, gills and tegument | Araguari River (AP) | Gentil-Vasconcelos and Tavares-Dias (2015) |
| Arapaima gigas | Braga nasuta | Body surface | Parauapebas (PA) | Jesus et al. (2017) |
| Serrasalmus altispinis | Braga patagonica | Mouth | Amazon River (AP) | Oliveira et al. (2017) |
| Leporinus friderici | Braga fluviatilis | Mouth | Amazon River (AP) | Oliveira et al. (2017) |
| Peprilus paru | Braga patagonica | Mouth | São João de Pirabas (PA) | Chagas et al. (2015) |
| Anableps anableps | Gnathiidae gen. sp. | Gills | Atlantic Ocean (PA) | Diniz et al. (2008) |
| Mugil gaimardianus | Gnathiidae gen. sp. | Gills | Atlantic Ocean (PA) | Diniz et al. (2008) |
| Conodon nobilis | Gnathiidae gen. sp. | Gills | Atlantic Ocean (PA) | Diniz et al. (2008) |
| Cetengraulis edentulus | Gnathiidae gen. sp. | Gills | Atlantic Ocean (PA) | Diniz et al. (2008) |
| Arius phrygiatus | Gnathiidae gen. sp. | Gills | Atlantic Ocean (PA) | Diniz et al. (2008) |
| Hydrolycus sp. | Excorallana sp. | Body surface | Xingu River (PA) | Magalhães et al. (2018) |
| Metynnis lippincottianus | Anphira xinguensis | Gills | Xingu River (PA) | Magalhães et al. (2018) |
| Metynnis hypsauchen | Anphira xinguensis | Gills | Xingu River (PA) | Magalhães et al. (2018) |
| Metynnis altidorsalis | Anphira xinguensis | Gills | Xingu River (PA) | Magalhães et al. (2018) |
| Ancistrus sp. | Riggia puyensis | Abdomen | Xingu River (PA) | Magalhães et al. (2018) |
SI site of infection, AP state of Amapá, AM state of Amazonas, PA state of Pará, RR State of Roraima