International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research ISSN 2351-8014 Vol. 16 No. 1 Jun. 2015, pp. 128-131 © 2015 Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals http://www.ijisr.issr-journals.org/ Corresponding Author: Youssef EL MADHI 128 Helminths parasites of pompano, Trachinotus ovatus (l, 1758) from the harbour Cap Water or Ras El Ma (Mediterranean Coast Of Morocco) Youssef EL MADHI 1 , Taoufik HASSOUNI 2 , Driss LAMRI 3 , Brahim CHIAHOO 4 , Hassan EL HALOUANI 5 , Youssef EL GUAMRI 6 , Khadija EL KHARRIM 7 , Hajar DARIF 7 , Driss LAMRIOUI 7 , Hicham BARKIA 7 , and Driss BELGHYTI 7 1 Centre Régional des Métiers d’Éducation et de Formation de Rabat / Khémisset, Maroc 2 Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Éducation et de la Formation de Meknès, Maroc 3 Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Éducation et de la Formation de Taza, Maroc 4 Laboratoire de biochimie, nutrition et valorisation des ressources naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, Université Chouaib Eddoukali - El Jadida, Maroc 5 Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Eau, de l’Environnement et de l’Écologie Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed Ier – Oujda, Maroc 6 Centre Régional des Métiers d’Éducation et de Formation de Marrakech, Maroc 7 Laboratoire environnement et énergies renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail – Kénitra, Maroc Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT: Parasites communities of the pompano, Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pisces; Carangidae) were studied in terms of helminths parasites species composition and with descriptions of prevalence and intensity infection. This pelagic fish is commercial in morocco and is performed on aquaculture. Between November 2012 to January 2013, 146 specimens were purchased from the harbour of Cap Water or Ras El Ma (Mediterranean Coast Of Morocco) and examined for parasite infection. Four species of helminths parasites were collected and are reported in this work: Digenean : Lepocreadium trachinoti (Wang 1989) ; (Acanthocephala : Pomphorhynchus françoise (Golvan and Houin 1963) and Rhadinorhynchus cadenati (Golvan 1964); Nematoda : Camallanus singhi (Zaidi and khan 1975). These species were recorded for the first time on the Pompano in Mediterranean Coast Of Morocco. Rhadinorhynchus cadenati was the dominant species with highest prevalence (55, 9%), mean intensity (5, 02) and abundance (6, 81). KEYWORDS: Helminths, Trachinotus ovatus, Prevalence, Mediterranean Coast Of Morocco. INTRODUCTION The species of the genus Trachinotus considered as potential mariculture candidates (Du and Luo, 2004) The pompano, Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) with a potential value for aquaculture has importance for the future development of the aquaculture industry according to (Chervinski, J. and Zorn, 1973). Trachinotus ovatus has essential importance for the future development of the aquaculture industry in USA, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Bresil and Israël. Which culminated in several intensive, There is some aquaculture experience in Israel (Chervinski and Zorn 1973) and China (Zhang and al 2000).