Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 1562-2916 2 2 2000 07 01 Occurrence and description of Dactylogyrus sphyrna Linstow, 1878 (Monogenea: Dactylogyride) on the gills of and Iranian endemic fish Leucisucs persidis Coad, 1981 as a new host 71 76 114857 10.22092/ijfs.2018.114857 EN B. Jalali M. Barzegar Sh. Shamsi Journal Article 2018 01 02 Leuciscus persidis as Iranian endemic fish in Kaftar lake and its headwaters (Mesopotamian subregion, Kor-Neiriz basin and Shadkam river) has been infected with a species of Dactylogyrus sphyrna. Comparison of collected parasites with Euro-Asian subregion showed that the similarity of them is more than their differences, although a little difference between them was observed. In this paper also introduce of Dactylogyrus sphyrna parasite to the new host is discussed. https://jifro.areeo.ac.ir/article_114857_baf77a7f964efceeb9af95dab89ba672.pdf