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Three species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on Caranx spp. (Teleostei: Carangidae) off Taiwan

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Three species of sea-lice (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) parasitic on marine fishes of the genus Caranx off Taiwan are reported. They are: Caligus fortis Kabata, 1965 on Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål); Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898 on Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard; and Caligus inanis n. sp. on Caranx ignobilis. Caligus robustus is a widely distributed species, but this is the first report of C. fortis outside the Australian and Indian regions. The new species is distinguished from its congeners in lacking postantennal process and carrying a pair of tiny, tooth-like, sharp protuberances on the posterior margin of the cephalothoracic shield.

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We would like to thank Dr Wen-Yie Chen, Director of the Eastern Marine Biology Research Center of Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, for allowing us to use the laboratory in his Center for fish examination, and Dr Geoff A. Boxshall for arranging the loan of a paratype of Caligus fortis from the Natural History Museum in London. Our appreciation is also due to You-Rong Cheng, Yuh-Yin Chiang, Mei-Jun Shi, I-chia Ho, Su-chen Hwang and Meng-Dah Yü, of the National Chiayi University, for their assistance with the transportation and examination of fishes. The field and laboratory work for this project were made possible through grant (NSC 94–2311-B-415–004) from the National Science Council of Taiwan to Ching-Long Lin. The completion of this work was aided by another grant from the Paramitas Foundation to Ju-shey Ho.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, California, 90840-3702, USA

    Ju-shey Ho

  2. Department of Aquatic Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, 60083, Taiwan

    Chin-Long Lin

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Ho, Js., Lin, CL. Three species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on Caranx spp. (Teleostei: Carangidae) off Taiwan. Syst Parasitol 68, 33–43 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9084-0

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