Myxobolus spp. (Myxosporea: Myxobolidea) from fishes of the Zayandeh-rud River (Esfahan, Iran); new hosts and locality record

In a parasitic survey of the native and introduced fishes in the ZayandehrudRiver, 5 Myxobolus spp. were found in the gills, fins and skin of examined fishspecimens. They include M. varicorhini from fin and M. samgoricus from skin ofCapoeta damascina, M. musajevi from gills of Capoeta capoeta gracilis, Myxoboluscristatus from Capoeta aculeata, and M. saidovi from Alburnus sp. Data on thelocation in the hosts comparing with previous records are provided. Theepidemiological importance of Myxobolus spp. in Zayandeh-rud River is alsopresented. In the present paper the occurrence of five Myxobolus spp. all fromendemic fishes from Zayandeh-rud River (A new locality) are recorded from twonew hosts; Capoeta damascina, Capoeta aculeata. M. varicorhini and M. saidoviare recorded for the first time from Iranian freshwater fishes.