Parasite-Host Records of Alaskan Fishes 



ADAM MOLES 1 



ABSTRACT 



This report summarizes the published records of parasites of freshwater and coastal marine fishes of 

 Alaska through 1980. The report is organized both by parasite and by host, is cross-referenced, and provides a 

 convenient, single source of information on parasites of Alaskan fishes. 



INTRODUCTION 



References to parasites and their hosts for freshwater and coastal 

 marine fishes of Alaska are scattered in dozens of published papers. 

 This report provides a single source of published host-parasite 

 records. Secondarily, it reveals host species for which little informa- 

 tion on parasites exists. 



I have attempted to include all formally published accounts (except 

 collections from the high seas) of parasites of fish from Alaskan 

 coastal or fresh waters through 1980. Most of these publications are 

 from faunal surveys. The work of Jellison and Neiland (1965) was 

 especially helpful in identifying some of the major pre- 1960 work. I 

 invite readers to call my attention to omissions. 



For consistency in spelling, two references were used: Robins et 

 al. (1980) and Margolis and Arthur (1979). No attempt has been 

 made to unravel the complexities of parasite synonomy or to check 

 the validity of published records. Scientific names have generally 



been left as the authors reported them unless most of the literature has 

 clearly adopted a different name. 



The report consists of two sections— parasite-host and host- 

 parasite. In the parasite-host section, parasites are listed in the fol- 

 lowing order: Protozoa, Myxozoa, Monogenea, Trematoda. 

 Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala. Hirudinea. Isopoda. Copep- 

 oda. and Mollusca (glochidia). Parasites within each group are listed 

 alphabetically with the reported hosts for each parasite, with the 

 appropriate reference. Only the first reported instance of each 

 parasite-host relation is cited, and duplicate citations have been 

 avoided except where a subsequent citation is more readily available 

 or more complete. The adult and larval forms are listed separately for 

 Trematoda, Cestoda. and Nematoda. Forms for which the life stage 

 cannot be determined are listed with the adults. The host-parasite sec- 

 tion lists parasites found on or in a given fish. The host families are 

 organized phylogenetically after Robins et al. (1980). Within each 

 family, genera are listed alphabetically. Larval forms of parasites are 

 indicated by an asterisk (*) in the host listings. 



'Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center Auke Bay Laboratory. National Marine 

 Fisheries Service. NOAA. P. O. Box 155. Auke Bay. AK 99821. 



