We review the use of parasites as biological tags of marine fishes and cephalopods in host
population structure studies. The majority of the work published has focused on marine fish …

The use of parasites as biological tags in population studies of marine fish in the south-
western Atlantic has proved to be a successful tool for discriminating stocks for all species to …

An exhaustive literature search supplemented by a critical examination of records made it
possible to present an annotated checklist of tapeworms (Cestoda) that, as adults or larvae …

The use of parasites as biological tags to discriminate among marine fish stocks has
become a widely accepted method in fisheries management. Here, we first link this …

Larvae of the genus Pseudoterranova constitute a risk for human health when ingested
through raw or undercooked fish. They can provoke pseudoterranovosis in humans, a fish …

Many marine fisheries in South American Atlantic coasts (SAAC) are threatened by
overfishing and under serious risk of collapsing. The SAAC comprises a diversity of …

Three stocks of the Brazilian flathead Percophis brasiliensis were identified on the coast of
Argentina and Uruguay using parasites as biological tags. A total of 177 fish were examined …

Two stocks of striped weakfish Cynoscion guatucupa in the south‐west Atlantic Ocean, were
identified using parasites as biological tags. A total of 297 fish caught in Brazil, Uruguay and …

Adenocephalus pacificus is a tapeworm parasitic of marine mammals and the main agent of
human diphylobothriosis caused by consumption of raw or undercooked marine fishes …

Fish parasites are widely used as biological tags of stocks and populations of their hosts at
large spatial scales, but less frequently at small geographical scales. The application of this …