Abstract
A new species Amphilina kalriai is described recovered from the small intestine of a common edible, fresh water fish Labeo rohita (Ham). caught from Karli Lake, Sindh. The new species differ from earlier reported species in having ribbon shaped body with greater length, different body shape, size, shape and position and size of male and female gonads, size of eggs and different fish hosts. Present species is second to be reported from Pakistan.
SYED MUHAMMAD HASAN MEHDI NAQVI, RAFIA REHANA GHAZI, ALY KHAN. (2015) AMPHILINA KALRIAI SP.N. (CESTODARIA: AMPHILINIDAE) INFECTING A COMMON EDIBLE FISH LABEO ROHITA (HAM.) OF KALRI LAKE, SINDH, PAKISTAN., fuuast Journal of Biology, Volume 5, Issue 2.
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