Anilocra apogonae Parasitic isopod

Anilocra apogonae ist eine parasitäre Fischassel.

Rickard Zerpe, Schweden

Five-lined cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus) with parasite (Anilocra apogonae)

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lexID:: 11627
AphiaID:: 257435

Scientific:: Anilocra apogonae
German:: Parasitäre Fischassel
English:: Parasitic Isopod

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Isopoda (Order) > Cymothoidae (Family) > Anilocra (Genus) > apogonae (Species)
Initial determination:: Bruce, 1987

Occurrence:: Arafura Sea, Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Timor
Sea depth:: 0 - 1 Meter
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Parasitic
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Anilocra abudefdufi
Anilocra acanthuri
Anilocra acuminata
Anilocra acuta
Anilocra alloceraea
Anilocra amboinensis
Anilocra ankistra
Anilocra apogonae
Parasitäre Fischassel
Anilocra atlantica
Anilocra australis
Anilocra capensis
Cap-Fischassel
Anilocra cavicauda
Anilocra chaetodontis
Anilocra chromis
Anilocra clupei
Anilocra coxalis
Anilocra dimidiata
Anilocra elviae
Anilocra frontalis
Parasitäre Fischassel
Anilocra gigantea
Parasitäre Fischassel
Anilocra guinensis
Anilocra haemuli
Anilocra hedenborgi
Anilocra holacanthi
Anilocra holocentri
Anilocra huacho
Anilocra koolanae
Anilocra laevis
Anilocra leptosoma
Anilocra longicauda
Anilocra marginata
Anilocra meridionalis
Anilocra monoma
Anilocra montti
Anilocra morsicata
Anilocra myripristis
Parasitäre Fischassel
Anilocra nemipteri
Anilocra occidentalis
Anilocra partiti
Anilocra physodes
Parasitäre Fischassel
Anilocra pilchardi
Anilocra plebeia
Anilocra pomacentri
Anilocra prionuri
Anilocra recta
Anilocra rhodotaenia
Anilocra rissoniana
Anilocra soelae
Anilocra tropica

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-07-18 13:35:48
Last edit:: 2023-04-27 23:46:15

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Anilocra apogonae Bruce, 1987

Parasitic cymothoid isopods (mancae) can injure or kill fishes.Cymothoid isopods Anilocra apogonae are regular ectoparasites of the cardinal fish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus on the Great Barrier Reef.

External links

Parasitic castration of a vertebrate: Effect of the cymothoid isopod, Anilocra apogonae, on the five-lined cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae, a drag for cardinal fish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Five-lined cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus) with parasite (Anilocra apogonae)

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