My dolphin's frozen fish has white spots. Are they parasites?

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frozen Carangidea fishes (for our dolphins food) have some tiny white visceral knob ( like parasite eggs). is it may to be parasite? do we need microscopy ? is it harm for dolphins? Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 4 months old | 95 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

I strongly recommend submitted these to a veterinary parasitologist for identification and to determine if they are a potential risk to the dolphins. Not all parasites can infect multiple species but many do have a lifecycle which requires development in further species (normally from prey to predator) so I would get these checked before feeding and depending on results consider treating the dolphins against any infestation they may already have developed

My dolphin's frozen fish has white spots. Are they parasites?

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