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Fig. 2

Data for the identified parasites for each fish species_
| Parasite Type | Host | EFC | IFC | PCH | P % | MI | MA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESTODA | Progrillotia dasyatidis | Chelidonichthys lucerna | 2 | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 |
| Gaidropsarus mediterraneus | 19 | 11 | 28 | 58 | 2.6 | 1.47 | ||
| Gobius niger | 32 | 11 | 29 | 34.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Mullus surmuletus | 54 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0.33 | ||
| Scorpaena porcus | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.04 | ||
| DIGENEA | Helicometra fasciata | Caspialosa pontica | 32 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Gobius niger | 32 | 3 | 7 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Platichthys flesus | 1 | 1 | 41 | 100 | 41 | 41 | ||
| Scorpaena porcus | 46 | 27 | 150 | 59 | 5.56 | 3.26 | ||
| Solea vulgaris | 8 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 6.5 | 1.63 | ||
| Helicometra insolata | Solea vulgaris | 8 | 1 | 10 | 12.5 | 10 | 1.25 | |
| Symphodus tinca | 1 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Anisocladium fallax | Uranoscopus scaber | 44 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 5.5 | 0.8 | |
| Anisocladium gracile | Uranoscopus scaber | 44 | 16 | 42 | 36 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Anisocoelium capitellatum | Uranoscopus scaber | 44 | 18 | 73 | 41 | 4.1 | 1.7 | |
| Prodistomum polonii | Trachurus mediterraneus | 68 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0.18 | 0.18 | |
| Monascus filiformis | Mullus surmuletus | 54 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.019 | |
| NEMATODA | Hysterothylacium aduncum | Caspialosa pontica | 32 | 23 | 180 | 72 | 8 | 5.4 |
| Chelidonichthys lucerna | 2 | 2 | 8 | 100 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Engraulis encrasicolus | 33 | 17 | 115 | 52 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Gaidropsarus mediterraneus | 19 | 10 | 103 | 53 | 10.3 | 5.4 | ||
| Gobius niger | 32 | 25 | 268 | 78.1 | 11 | 8.4 | ||
| Merlangius merlangus euxinus | 107 | 79 | 922 | 74 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Mullus surmuletus | 54 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 1.8 | 0.43 | ||
| Sarda sarda | 6 | 3 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 4.5 | ||
| Sciaena umbra | 2 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| Scorpaena porcus | 46 | 19 | 115 | 41.3 | 6.05 | 2.5 | ||
| Solea vulgaris | 8 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 28.5 | 7.1 | ||
| Spicara smaris | 32 | 25 | 369 | 78.1 | 14.8 | 11.5 | ||
| Symphodus tinca | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Trachinus draco | 11 | 10 | 30 | 91 | 3 | 2.3 | ||
| Trachurus mediterraneus | 68 | 49 | 631 | 72.1 | 13 | 9.3 | ||
| Uranoscopus scaber | 44 | 28 | 369 | 64 | 13.2 | 8.4 | ||
| Philometra sp. | Trachinus draco | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9.1 | 8 | 0.73 | |
| Trachurus mediterraneus | 68 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.06 | ||
| Cucullanellus minutus | Solea vulgaris | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 7.1 | |
| Symphodus tinca | 1 | 1 | 13 | 100 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Capillaria gracilis | Gobius niger | 32 | 2 | 13 | 6.3 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Mullus surmuletus | 54 | 1 | 18 | 1.9 | 18 | 0.33 | ||
| ACANTHOCEPHALA | Acanthocephaloides irregularis | Gaidropsarus mediterraneus | 19 | 1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5 | 0.26 |
| Gobius niger | 32 | 3 | 9 | 9.4 | 3 | 0.28 | ||
| Scorpaena porcus | 46 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 2.56 | 0.5 | ||
| Neoechinorhynchus agilis | Liza aurata | 9 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 1.5 | 0.6 | |
| Solearhynchus kostylewi | Solea vulgaris | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 | 3 | 0.38 | |