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Salmon Louse

Lepeophtheirus sp.

Photo by Machi
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57.7552, -152.49

Field Notes

Description:

Two of these were on the belly of this salmon, but only one seems to have punctured the skin to suck its blood. They survive on the mucus, blood, and skin of salmon and one or two can be found on most of the salmon here.

Habitat:

Found on a Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Reference Links:

Salmon louse, https://slrc.w.uib.no/files/2016/03/Curtus-elongatus-lepeophtheirus-centrodonti…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Liana
Wow, so small enough then. Great shots of this little critter Machi :)
Machi
Thanks Armadeus. They are around 2 cm head to tail I think
Liana
Great shots Machi! How big are these critters?

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Alaska Fauna and Flora
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Great Alaskan Challenge

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PublishedOctober 8, 2016

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