Crustacés et Helminthes parasites de l'Albacore (Thunnus albacares) du Golfe de Guinée - note préliminaire

Abstract

This note presents the results of a current study on the parasitism of the yellowfin Thunnus albacares in the Gulf of Guinea: a list of encountered crustaceans and helminths, remarks concerned with localisations, frequencies and intensities of the infestations is given. A hypothesis on the existence of three ecological stocks corresponding to three great fishing areas of the Gulf is suggested