Is this a parasitic organism?

Brian Berbati

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3 years ago

Good evening, this is Brian. I was eating a fillet of smoked black cod/sablefish and I came across this organism that seemed to be a parasite, possibly a roundworm. As this was quite unsettling, I took some photos and thought I’d see if you guys can help me find out what it is. The specimen has a little fish flesh atop it so I hope the images are clear enough.

httpscolonslashslash ibb dot coslashwKpSNSW
httpscolonslashslash ibb dot coslashbmjxB6k
(Sorry, it wouldn’t let me post a link)
Thanks for the help,

Brian

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bio_man

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3 years ago

Hi Brian, could you repost the URL? I believe the forum allows you to post links after your first post.

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Brian B. Author

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3 years ago Edited: 3 years ago, Brian Berbati

Sure, here they are:

https://ibb.co/wkpsnsw

https://ibb.co/bmjxb6k

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Whoops, I had the capitalization wrong. Here they are.

https://ibb.co/wKpSNSW https://ibb.co/bmjxB6k

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joanne1718

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3 years ago

Looks like a round worm.

Anisakid roundworms are the most common type that affect marine fish. I'm convinced that's what it is, throw it away, and luckily you didn't eat it

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