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Caligus epinepheli Yamaguti, 1936

349618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349618)

accepted
Species
Caligus annularis Yamaguti, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caligus minutus Pillai N.K., 1963 · unaccepted (homonym of Caligus minutus...)  
homonym of Caligus minutus Krøyer, 1837: replacement name Caligus chiloscyllii, synonymised with Caligus epinepheli
Caligus paxillifer Yamaguti, 1954 · unaccepted (synonymy)
Caligus sciaenae Gnanamuthu, 1947 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Yamaguti, S. (1936). Parasitic copepods from fishes of Japan. Part 2. Caligoida, I. Kyoto Imperial University. Published by author 1-22, pls. 1-12. (5-x-1936) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Distribution India; South Africa; Australia; Japan; Kuwait; Malaysia; and Taiwan  
Distribution India; South Africa; Australia; Japan; Kuwait; Malaysia; and Taiwan [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Caligus epinepheli Yamaguti, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=349618 on 2024-03-19
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original description Yamaguti, S. (1936). Parasitic copepods from fishes of Japan. Part 2. Caligoida, I. Kyoto Imperial University. Published by author 1-22, pls. 1-12. (5-x-1936) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Caligus chiloscyllii Pillai N.K., 1963) Pillai, N.K. (1963). Copepods parasitic on South Indian fishes: Family Caligidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 5(1):68-96, figs. 1-16. (xii-1963) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Caligus minutus Pillai N.K., 1963) Pillai, N.K. (1963). Copepods parasitic on South Indian fishes: Family Caligidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 5(1):68-96, figs. 1-16. (xii-1963) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Caligus paxillifer Yamaguti, 1954) Yamaguti, S. (1954). Parasitic copepods from fishes of Celebes and Borneo. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 3(3):375-398, pls. 44-49. (30-v-1954) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]   

additional source Ho, J.S., C.L. Lin & S.N. Chen. (2000). Species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on marine fishes of Taiwan. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 46(3):159-179. (Dated 3.vii.2000). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1963). Copepods parasitic on South Indian fishes: Family Caligidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 5(1):68-96, figs. 1-16. (xii-1963) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2001). Sea lice (Copepoda, Caligidae) parasitic on carangid fishes of Taiwan. Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan 28(3): 177-201. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2003). Solution to the taxonomic confusion surrounding Caligus epinepheli Yamaguti, a caligid copepod (Siphonostomatoida) parasitic on marine fishes. Zoological Studies 42(2):268-283. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2004). Sea lice of Taiwan (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae). <em>The Sueichan Press, Keelung, Taiwan.</em> 388 pp. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Leong, T.S. (1984). Copepoda of the genus Caligus (Caligidae) parasitic on Malaysian fishes. <em>Tropical Biomedicine.</em> 1(3):163-174. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Rangnekar, P.G. & N.N. Murti. (1964). Bomolochus decapteri Yamaguti and Caligus epinepheli Yamaguti: copepods parasitic on fishes of Bombay. <em>Journal of the University of Bombay.</em> (B)31(3-5):84-90, pls. 1-2. (26-xi-1964). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Distribution India; South Africa; Australia; Japan; Kuwait; Malaysia; and Taiwan [details]

Habitat gill filaments [details]