Location N Preva-lence (%) Mean intensity ± SE (spm. per fish) Abundance ± SE (spm. per fish) Mann-Whitney U-test
DHO* vs. WUS DHO vs. SHQ WUS vs. SHQ
DHO* 53 78 4,32 ± 0,51 3,34 ± 0,46 175**    
WUS 15 93 8,14 ± 1,1 7,60 ± 1,16   79  
SHQ 4 50 4,00 ± 2,00 2,00 ± 1,41     8
*abbreviations of region see in Material and Methods
**Bold values U-test for significant differences at p ≤ 0,05.
Table 1: Infection indices of Poecilancistrum sp. ex Arabian Sea meager from the three regions of the Arabian Sea off Oman.
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