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Salmon Louse

Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer 1837)

Distribution

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Northwestern Atlantic

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bibliographic citation: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) Kabata, Z. (2003). Copepods Parasitic on Fishes. 2nd, revised edition. Synopses of the British Fauna No. 47, 2nd, revised edition. Backhuys No. 47:1-274, 288 figs. ISBN 1-85153-265-X. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
contributor: Mary Kennedy [email]

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Distribution

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Northern hemisphere, all salmon inhabited waters

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bibliographic citation: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) Kabata, Z. (2003). Copepods Parasitic on Fishes. 2nd, revised edition. Synopses of the British Fauna No. 47, 2nd, revised edition. Backhuys No. 47:1-274, 288 figs. ISBN 1-85153-265-X. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat

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ectoparasite found on Salmo salar and Salvelinus fontinalis

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bibliographic citation: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) Kabata, Z. (2003). Copepods Parasitic on Fishes. 2nd, revised edition. Synopses of the British Fauna No. 47, 2nd, revised edition. Backhuys No. 47:1-274, 288 figs. ISBN 1-85153-265-X. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
contributor: Mary Kennedy [email]

original: visit source
partner site: World Register of Marine Species