This study characterized anisakid nematodes in estuarine and near-shore species of fish in southern Western Australia. A total of 108 fish representing 13 species were examined for anisakid larvae. For the molecular characterization of anisakid larvae (n=218), we used PCR-coupled mutation scanning-sequencing-phylogenetic analyses of sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacers of nucl...

Infections by Kudoa ciliatae Lom, Rohde & Dykova. 1992 were detected in 141 (32%) of 444 Indo-Pacific whiting Sillago spp. caught in Moreton Bay, Australia. The parasite was detected in the type host, S. ciliata (in 14% of 73 fish), and from 2 new hosts, S. maculata (46% of 264) and S. analis (9% of 107). Prevalence of infection in S. maculata was greatest in autumn (100%) and lowest in spring ...

The importance of organic matter produced in seagrass meadows (seagrass and epiphytic algae) to the nutrition of a valuable fisheries species (yellowfin whiting Sillago schomburgkii Peters) occurring over unvegetated mudflats was measured using the isotopic composition (δ13C, δ15N) of fish, their polychaete prey, and available autotrophic sources at several locations in southern Australia durin...

α-amylases are one of the most common and important industrial enzymes widely used in various industries. The present study was conducted with aim isolating identifying symbiotic α-amylase enzyme-producing bacteria intestine Silago Sihama Rasterliger Canagorta fish living Qeshm Island, Hormozgan. intestinal these species were isolated using nutrient agar culture medium; then, producing screened...

Major rivers produce large plumes which subsidize benthic marine food webs. Because most plumes are smaller, we tested whether these also can link marine food webs with riverine discharges. We used stable isotopes to detect assimilation of terrestrial organic matter by fish, crustaceans and cephalopods harvested from plume areas off two small estuaries in eastern Australia, contrasted with valu...

The eye is an important sense organ for teleost species but can vary greatly depending on the adaption to the habitat, environment during ontogeny and developmental stage of the fish. The eye and retinal morphology of eight commonly caught trawl bycatch species were described: Lepidotrigla mulhalli; Lophonectes gallus; Platycephalus bassensis; Sillago flindersi; Neoplatycephalus richardsoni; Th...