title: New occurrence of parasitic isopods from Indian fishes.
abstract: Until now, 36 species belonging to the family Cymothoidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) were recorded from Indian fishes. In this study, ten additional cymothoids are reported in India, most of them for the first time. They parasitize nine fish species, several of them being new host species.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Ganapathy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rameshkumar
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Samuthirapandian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Kanagasabapathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sivasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Equipe Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 5119 (CNRS-UM2-IRD-UM1-IFREMER), Université Montpellier 2, CC. 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trilles
keywords: Cymothoidae; Host fishes; India; Parasitic isopods