Onalan, SukruÜrkü, Çiğdem2025-05-102025-05-1020182602-25752618-614410.26650/EurJBiol.2018.398174https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2018.398174https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/en/yayin/detay/360071/first-report-of-lernaea-cyprinacea-copepoda-lernaeidae-on-rainbow-trout-oncorhynchus-mykiss-from-the-sari-mehmet-dam-lake-in-van-turkeyhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/3612ABSTRACTObjective: This report focuses on the diagnosis of rainbow trout mortality in the Sarı Mehmet Dam Lake.Materials and Methods: The ten rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (300 - 350 g) examined were infested with numerous copepod parasites which were attached to body muscles especially in the caudal and abdominal area.Results: According to morphological results, this parasite was identified as L. cyprinacea. Histopathological examination of lesions revealed inflammatory response in the dermis and skeletal muscles and infectious granuloma.Conclusion: This paper is the first to describe cases of lernaeosis on the rainbow trout (O. mykiss) from the Sarı Mehmet DamLake in Van-Turkey.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBiyolojiBalıkçılıkZoolojiOther771N/AQ44245360071