Parasite communities of the spotted rose snapper Lutjanus guttatus (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) off the Mexican Pacific coasts: Spatial and long-term inter-annual variations

A total of 802 individuals of Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) specimens were collected over a 10-year period (August 2012 to February 2021) from four locations on the south-central Pacific coast of Mexico. Their parasite communities were quantified and analyzed to determine if they experience significant spatial and inter-annual variations.