First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin

Abstract This study reports the first record of candiru, Vandellia sp. parasitizing the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin, Brazil. In April 2018, a specimen of Potamotrygon scobina was collected by bottom long-term using fish as bait during the monitoring program in the Xi...

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Main Authors: Paulo Arthur Abreu Trindade, Felipe Antônio Silva Jr, Marcos Sidney Brito Oliveira, Carson Allen Jeffres, Marcelo Ândrade, Tommaso Giarrizzo
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Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2025-03-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612025000200801&tlng=en
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Felipe Antônio Silva Jr
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Carson Allen Jeffres
Marcelo Ândrade
Tommaso Giarrizzo
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description Abstract This study reports the first record of candiru, Vandellia sp. parasitizing the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin, Brazil. In April 2018, a specimen of Potamotrygon scobina was collected by bottom long-term using fish as bait during the monitoring program in the Xingu River. During a routine inspection, a Vandellia sp. was observed in the branchial slit of the Potamotrygon scobina specimen. The trichomycterid was collected and preserved in 10% formaldehyde followed by preservation in 70% ethanol. This study is the first to record this parasite associated on a stingray in Brazil.
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spelling doaj-art-df5b57fbf6574337b17dc9b3df8a88e62025-08-20T01:50:34ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612025-03-0134210.1590/s1984-29612025011First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basinPaulo Arthur Abreu Trindadehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-9117Felipe Antônio Silva JrMarcos Sidney Brito Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4421-9608Carson Allen Jeffreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6532-6851Marcelo Ândradehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-5774Tommaso Giarrizzohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5116-5206Abstract This study reports the first record of candiru, Vandellia sp. parasitizing the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin, Brazil. In April 2018, a specimen of Potamotrygon scobina was collected by bottom long-term using fish as bait during the monitoring program in the Xingu River. During a routine inspection, a Vandellia sp. was observed in the branchial slit of the Potamotrygon scobina specimen. The trichomycterid was collected and preserved in 10% formaldehyde followed by preservation in 70% ethanol. This study is the first to record this parasite associated on a stingray in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612025000200801&tlng=enVampire fishcandiruectoparasitesfreshwater stingrayXingu River
spellingShingle Paulo Arthur Abreu Trindade
Felipe Antônio Silva Jr
Marcos Sidney Brito Oliveira
Carson Allen Jeffres
Marcelo Ândrade
Tommaso Giarrizzo
First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Vampire fish
candiru
ectoparasites
freshwater stingray
Xingu River
title First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin
title_full First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin
title_fullStr First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin
title_full_unstemmed First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin
title_short First report of Vandellia sp. parasiting the Raspy river stingray Potamotrygon scobina in the Amazon basin
title_sort first report of vandellia sp parasiting the raspy river stingray potamotrygon scobina in the amazon basin
topic Vampire fish
candiru
ectoparasites
freshwater stingray
Xingu River
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612025000200801&tlng=en
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