A New Species of Parasitic Copepod, Caligus clemensi sp. nov. (Caligoida: Caligidae), from Pelagic Fishes in the Coastal Waters of British Columbia
- 1 May 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 21 (5) , 873-889
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f64-085
Abstract
Adult females and males of Caligus clemensi sp. nov. from the body surface of British Columbia fishes are described. The known hosts are Oncorhynchus kisutch, O. gorbuscha, O. keta, Clupea pallasi, Gasterosteus aculeatus, Hexagrammos sp. and Theragra chalcogrammus. This is the only species of Caligus known from the coastal waters of British Columbia. "Caligus gurnardi Krøyer" of Fraser, 1920, is synonymous with the new species.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: