[First report in Panama on Nerocila californica Schioedte and Meinert 1881 (Isopoda: Cymothoidea) in Sciaenops ocellatus (L) (Pisces: Sciaenidae)].
One juvenile specimen of the isopod Nerocila californica (acuminata form) was found on the skin of a cage-raised red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, in Aguadulce, Cocle Province. This finding is the first report of the occurrence of Nerocila californica as ectoparasitic of fishes on the Pacific side of the Republic of Panama.
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Centro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Panamá.
D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D010176:Panama
Primer informe en Panamá de Nerocila californica Schioedte y Meinert 1881 (Isopoda: Cymothoidea) en Sciaenops ocellatus (L) (Pisces: Sciaenidae).