Ecology of metazoan parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Osteichthyes: Clariidae) from the Nwanedi-Luphephe Dams of the Limpopo River System, South Africa

A total of 7748 parasites, belonging to 17 metazoan species, was recorded from 45 specimens of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) caught from the Nwanedi-Luphephe Dams, Limpopo River System, South Africa. All host specimens were parasitized by one or more metazoan parasite species. The parasite species included five monogeneans (Gyrodactylus rysavyi,Macrogyrodactylus clarii, Macrogyrodactylus congolensis, Quadriacanthus clariadis andQ. aegypticus), four digeneans (Diplostomum type 3, Tetracotyle sp. metacercaria,