First record of sea lice (Caligus belones) on garfish (Belone belone) in the Iberian Peninsula
- Javier Sánchez-Hernández
- Javier Souto
ISSN: 1130-9717
Year of publication: 2016
Issue: 23
Pages: 13
Type: Article
More publications in: NACC: Nova acta científica compostelana. Bioloxía
Abstract
A novel observation of sea lice (Caligus belones) on garfish (Belone belone) is described from the Galician coast (NW Spain), being the first time for southern Europe. This finding is important as there are few worldwide records of sea lice (C. belones) parasitizing garfish.