Interestingly, five identified parasitic species in this study were also found in goldfish exported to other countries for ornamental purposes from Sri Lanka (Thilakaratne et al., 2003). The goldfish of Massaciuccoli are often used for aquaculture sport fishing, and therefore their parasites may have been introduced into other water districts. Despite being prohibited, some- times these fish are eaten so that their parasito- logical fauna should be investigated in respect to potential presence of zoonotic parasites.