[Lernaeenicus vorax Richiardi, 1877. Parasitic copepod of Sciaenides from the Gulf of Tunis (Tunisia)].
The study of the Tunis bay Sciaenidae has made it possible to point out the presence of a parasite Copepod Lernaeenicus vorax Richiardi, 1877 with a more important parasitism in argyrosomus regius (11.5 %) and Umbrina cirrosa (9.2 %) in Sciaena umbra (0.6 %). The parasites, chiefly one per host, get fixed on the right side or on the left one preferably at the level of the fish's fins. Among Umbrina cirrosa the juveniles ones have proved to be more parasitic (82,13 %) than the adults one (17,85 %).
D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D012623:Seawater; D014416:Tunisia
Lernaeenicus vorax Richiardi, 1877. Copépode parasite de Sciaenidés du golfe de Tunis (Tunisie).