Further record of the marine fish ectoparasite Nerocila phaiopleura (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Mie Prefecture, central Japan, and an update on the distribution of the isopod in Japan

An ovigerous female of Nerocila phaiopleura Bleeker, 1857 was found on one (prevalence, 0.7%) of 141 individua…

View More Further record of the marine fish ectoparasite Nerocila phaiopleura (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Mie Prefecture, central Japan, and an update on the distribution of the isopod in Japan

Observations on Ceratothoa verrucosa (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on sparid fishes from central Japan, with the third record of the isopod from crimson seabream, Evynnis tumifrons

Specimens of Ceratothoa verrucosa (Schioedte and Meinert, 1883) were collected from the buccal cavity of a red…

View More Observations on Ceratothoa verrucosa (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on sparid fishes from central Japan, with the third record of the isopod from crimson seabream, Evynnis tumifrons

Pseudocharopinus markewitschi (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae) parasitic on a mottled skate, Beringraja pulchra (Rajiformes: Rajidae), in the southern Sea of Japan off western Japan

Sixteen adult females of the lernaeopodid copepod, Pseudocharopinus markewitschi (Gusev, 1951), were collected…

View More Pseudocharopinus markewitschi (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae) parasitic on a mottled skate, Beringraja pulchra (Rajiformes: Rajidae), in the southern Sea of Japan off western Japan

The three-lips, Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris (Cyprinidae), a new host of Argulus japonicus (Branchiura: Argulidae),
with its first host record from Lake Biwa, Japan

Lake Biwa is the largest and ancient lake in Japan. The parasite fauna of aquatic animals of the lake has been…

View More The three-lips, Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris (Cyprinidae), a new host of Argulus japonicus (Branchiura: Argulidae),
with its first host record from Lake Biwa, Japan

Mothocya parvostis (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on Japanese halfbeak, Hyporhamphus sajori, in the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan, with a brief summary of the hosts, geographical distribution, and pathogenic effects of the isopod

Two females and two males of the cymothoid isopod Mothocya parvostis Bruce, 1986 were found on two of three in…

View More Mothocya parvostis (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic on Japanese halfbeak, Hyporhamphus sajori, in the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan, with a brief summary of the hosts, geographical distribution, and pathogenic effects of the isopod

The cymothoid isopod Nerocila phaiopleura parasitic on gnomefish, Scombrops boops, in coastal Pacific waters of central Japan, with an updated list of the hosts reported from Japan

Nerocila phaiopleura Bleeker, 1857 was collected from the body surface of gnomefish, Scombrops boops (Houttuyn…

View More The cymothoid isopod Nerocila phaiopleura parasitic on gnomefish, Scombrops boops, in coastal Pacific waters of central Japan, with an updated list of the hosts reported from Japan