Argulus coregoni

Argulus coregoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ichthyostraca
Order: Arguloida
Family: Argulidae
Genus: Argulus
Species:
A. coregoni
Binomial name
Argulus coregoni
Thorell, 1865

The carp louse Argulus coregoni is an obligate ectoparasitic branciuran species on fish. It occurs in China and Japan, and Scandinavia. Argulus coregoni can pose a threat to fish kept in fish farms.

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