fish louse

The larva of the fish louse has two main stages.

It is sometimes called the common fish louse.

The common fish louse lives in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.

The movement of Greyling butterfly and fish louse clearly demonstrate tropotaxis.

To locate its host, the fish louse uses vision, olfaction, and mechanical sensation.

Dipteropeltis hirundo is a little-known species of fish louse.

Another type of aquatic bug, the Argulus fish louse, is a nasty fish parasite.

The Fish Louse (Argulus)can be up to 10mm across and looks like a tiny flatfish.

The fish louse model received significant further support from the molecular work of Lawrence G. Abele and colleagues.

Argulus The fish louse.

Parasites include the fish louse Argulus stizostehi, nematodes, trematodes, and leeches.

A known parasite of freshwater Atlantic stingrays is Argulus, a fish louse that feeds on skin mucus.

The common fish louse is also a vector for pathogens, introducing organisms such as bacteria, flagellates, and the virus that causes spring viraemia of carp.

The fish louse will readily lay its eggs on hard objects such as wooden boards, and these can be removed from the water to reduce the egg load in the fishery.

Return to top menu Fish Louse (Argulus) - Shown on a swordtail Fish louse.

Argulus japonicus, common name Japanese fishlouse or Japanese fish louse, is a species of crustacean in the family Argulidae, the fish lice.

During the reproductive cycle, the male and female fish louse copulate upon the body of the host, and the female detaches every few days to swim to the substrate and lay eggs.

A typical fish louse of the genus Argulus is very flat with an oval or rounded carapace, two compound eyes, sucking mouthparts with a piercing stylet, and two suction cups it uses to attach to its host.