Turkish Journal of Zoology, cilt.35, sa.6, ss.897-900, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
Acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis specimens are reported in Alburnus baliki and Capoeta antalyensis caught between May and July of 2009 in streams discharging into Antalya Bay. Th e total prevalence rate for P. laevis was 78.5% and 60% in A. baliki and C. antalyensis, respectively. A total of 28 A. baliki were caught, and 74 P. laevis were recorded in 22 of the 28 fish examined. As for the occurrence of P. laevis in C. antalyensis, a total of 15 fish were caught, and a total of 25 individuals were found in 9 of the 15 fish examined. Th is finding constitutes the first record of this helminth parasite in either fish species, and the host fishes represent 2 new host records for P. laevis. © TÜBİTAK.