Ozer, Ahmet2025-03-232025-03-2320070022-2933https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701234361https://hdl.handle.net/11486/5895Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) were collected from a small stream connected to the Black Sea coast of Sinop, Turkey and examined for metazoan parasites. A total of 122 gobies was investigated throughout a 1-year period. Long-term investigations can be useful for finding rare parasites and for determining the diversity and seasonality of parasites. Parasite species recovered were a Digenea gen. sp., Pygidiopsis genata, Ascocotyle sp., Gyrodactylus proterorhini, Dichelyne minutus, Hysterothylacium aduncum, Spiroxys sp., Neoechinohynchus rutilii, and Ergasilus sieboldi. Overall infection prevalence (%) and mean intensity values were 97.5% and 78.2 +/- 23.1 parasites per infected fish, respectively. Infection prevalence and mean intensity values for each parasite species in relation to season, fish size, and sex were also determined and discussed.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBlack SeaGobiidaemetazoan parasitesNeogobius melanostomusPiscesTurkeyArticle419-1248349210.1080/00222930701234361Q3WOS:000246763100001Q3