Ceratothoa steindachneri (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) new to British waters with a key to north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Ceratothoa

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Author: Horton, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Cornwall; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400003106; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400003106

This paper presents the first record of Ceratothoa steindachneri from Cornwall, making it the first resident species of the fish–parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae in Britain. The host is Echiichthys vipera (Trachinidae) the lesser weever fish, the isopod attaching to the host tongue. A complete re...