Three species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on Caranx spp. (Teleostei: Carangidae) off Taiwan.
Three species of sea-lice (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) parasitic on marine fishes of the genus Caranx off Taiwan are reported. They are: Caligus fortis Kabata, 1965 on Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål); Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898 on Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard; and Caligus inanis n. sp. on Caranx ignobilis. Caligus robustus is a widely distributed species, but this is the first report of C. fortis outside the Australian and Indian regions. The new species is distinguished from its congeners in lacking postantennal process and carrying a pair of tiny, tooth-like, sharp protuberances on the posterior margin of the cephalothoracic shield.
Ho
Ju-Shey
JS
Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, California 90840-3702, USA. jsho@csulb.edu
Lin
Chin-Long
CL
D000818:Animals; D033342:Copepoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D013624:Taiwan