title: Review of the fish-parasitic genus Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Australia.
abstract: The genus Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793 is revised for Australian waters. Cymothoa hermani Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2011, previously known from Tanzania on the host Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) is new to Australian waters. Cymothoa carangi Avdeev, 1979; Cymothoa epimerica Avdeev, 1979; Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979; Cymothoa propria Avdeev, 1979; Cymothoa rotunda Avdeev, 1979 and Cymothoa pulchrum Lanchester, 1902 are redescribed. Cymothoa curta Schioedte & Meinert, 1884, first described from the host Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758); and Cymothoa plebeia Schioedte & Meinert, 1884, first described from Cape Verde; are redescribed and excluded from the Australian fauna. Cymothoa limbata Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 is placed into junior synonymy with Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783). A key to the Australian species of Cymothoa is presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia.; Email: Melissa.Martin@utas.edu.au.
authors.forename: Melissa B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum, 70-102 Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia. School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Queensland, 4810, Australia Water Research Group (Ecology), North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa; Email: niel.bruce@qm.qld.gov.au.
authors.forename: Niel L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.affiliation: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia.; Email: B.Nowak@utas.edu.au.
authors.forename: Barbara F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Nowak
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D033321:Isopoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology; D013636:Tanzania