Copépodos parásitos asociados al tiburón martillo (Sphyrna sp.) en zonas de pesca artesanal de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

Isabella  Castro-Tuirán; Lina V.  Torres-Angarita; João Víctor  Couto de Miranda; Mayra I. Grano-Maldonado

Parasite copepod associated with the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna sp.) in artisanal fishing zones of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

Authors

Isabella Castro-Tuirán Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Paseo Claussen s/n, colonia centro, C.P. 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. Author https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9500-6338
Lina V. Torres-Angarita Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Paseo Claussen s/n, colonia centro, C.P. 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. Author https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6607-2387
João Víctor Couto de Miranda Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-617X
Mayra I. Grano-Maldonado Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Paseo Claussen s/n, colonia centro, C.P. 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-379X

Keywords:

Ectoparasites , Mexican tropical Paciﬁc, copepods, hammerhead shark, elasmobranchs

Abstract

Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) host a diverse assemblage of ectoparasitic copepods, yet records from the Mexican tropical Paciﬁc remain scarce. As part of the project “Identification of parasites and pathogens in commercially important fish species from coastal areas of Sinaloa”, we examined specimens captured in Mazatlán Bay to document copedod diversity. Three sharks were obtained through artisanal fisheries, and their external surface, including fins, were macroscopically inspected for parasitic copedods. The collected specimens were processed at the CA-UAS-162 laboratory (Faculty of Marine Sciences, UAS) for taxonomic identification. Five genera were recorded: Caligus, Pandarus, Kroyeria, Nemesis, and Protodactylina. These findings expanding the current knowledge of ectoparasitic fauna associated with elasmobranchs in the southern Gulf of California.

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