Wesley W. Bouska Scott W. Campbell Craig P. Paukert Rebecca R. Pullen 2009 <p>We investigated the intestinal parasites of a wild fish population in a Kansas stream to determine the prevalence and abundance of potentially harmful parasites. In total, 180 red shiners (<i>Cyprinella lutrensis</i>) were collected from 6 sites in October-November 2007. Fifteen Asian tapeworms (<i>Bothriocephalus acheilognathi</i>) were recovered from 13 fish (prevalence of 7.2%). Prevalence did not differ among sites; however, <i>B. acheilognathi</i> abundance was greatest at the site of a public fishing area. A total of 39 roundworms (<i>Rhabdochona canadensis</i>) were recovered from 28 fish (prevalence of 15.6%). Prevalence did not differ among sites, nor did abundance. However, mean abundance tended to be about 50% greater at the site of a public fishing area compared to all other sites. This paper documents the presence of both <i>B. acheilognathi</i> and <i>R. canadensis</i> in Kansas and offers a compilation of the known potential impacts these parasites may have on the native, federally endangered Topeka shiner (<i>Notropis topeka</i>).</p> application/pdf 10.1645/GE-1891.1 en Cambridge University Press Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and other intestinal helminths of Cyprinella lutrensis in Deep Creek, Kansas article