Weather: cloudy, very windy, high 92°.
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Phyla :Arthropoda
Class : Malacostraca
Order : Isopoda
Family : Cymothoidae
Weather :
Temp: 70F
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
CN: Cymothoa exigua
I pulled this out of a fish's mouth and it was one of the cringiest moments of my entire life. If i am spared nightmares as i sleep tonight i will wake up surprised. True horror. One star 🌟 Do not recommend
Found in the mouth of Ophiodon elongatus. Tongue absent.
También conocido como parasitó comelengua, se encontró en un pez que se pescó en la Isla de Guanaja.
Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Isopoda
Identified by shape of shell and attachment to fish's mouth
Fun fact: They enter through the gills