O. urolepis (N = 48)

C. congicus (N = 17)

C. gariepinus (N = 3)

S. maculipinna (N = 9)

Parasite

Location

P (%)

Intensity

P (%)

Intensity

P (%)

Intensity

P (%)

Intensity

Crustaecea

Ergasilus sp.

Gills

20.8

2.5 ± 0.9 (1 - 10)

31.6

2.5 ± 0.9 (1 - 15)

33.3

4 ± 0.0 (4)

-

-

Lamproglena sp.

Gills

3.2

1.0 ± 0.0 (1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Un. Crustacean

Gills

-

-

5.9

1.0 ± 0.0 (1)

-

-

-

-

Monogenia

Dactylogyrus sp.

Gills

29.2

1.9 ± 0.5 (1 - 8)

5.3

1.0 ± 0.0 (1)

-

-

-

-

Nematodes

Oxyuridae

Intestine

-

-

73.7

37 ± 11.5 (2 - 527)

-

-

22.2

8 ± 4 (4 - 12)

Procamallanus laevionchus

Stomach

-

-

5.3

45 (45)

-

-

100

10.9 ± 3.6 (2 - 36)

Acanthocephala

Intestine

49.9

9.9 ± 4.7 (1 - 40)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Trematodes

Strigeids

Eye

41.9

20.8 ± 7.6 (1 - 167)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Diplostomum sp.

Brain

-

-

-

-

33.3

12 ± 0.0 (12)

-

-