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Family: Caligidae



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157 species (see list below)
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Abasia pseudorostris
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Anuretes anomalus
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Anuretes anurus
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Anuretes branchialis
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Anuretes fallolunulus
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Anuretes heckelii
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Anuretes menehune
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Anuretes serratus
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Anuretes similis
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Avitocaligus assurgericola
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Belizia brevicauda
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Caligodes laciniatus
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Caligodes megacephalus
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Caligus asperimanus
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Caligus asymmetricus
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Caligus atromaculatus
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Caligus auxisi
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Caligus balistae
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Caligus belones
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Caligus berychis
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Caligus biaculeatus
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Caligus bifurcatus
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Caligus bonito
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Caligus brevicaudatus
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Caligus centrodonti
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Caligus chelifer
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Caligus chorinemi
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Caligus clemensi
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Caligus confusus
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Caligus constrictus
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Caligus cordyla
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Caligus coryphaenae
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Caligus curtus
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Caligus diaphanus
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Caligus elongatus
[Salmon sealouse]
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Caligus epidemicus
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Caligus epinepheli
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Caligus flexispina
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Caligus germoi
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Caligus glandifer
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Caligus gurnardi
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Caligus haemulonis
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Caligus hobsoni
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Caligus hyalinae
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Caligus infestans
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Caligus irritans
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Caligus isonyx
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Caligus kabatae
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Caligus kala
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Caligus kalumai
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Caligus kapuhili
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Caligus klawei
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Caligus labracis
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Caligus lacustris
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Caligus ligatus
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Caligus longicaudus
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Caligus longipedis
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Caligus lunatus
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Caligus macarovi
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Caligus minimus
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Caligus mutabilis
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Caligus novocaledonicus
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Caligus ocyurus
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Caligus olsoni
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Caligus orientalis
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Caligus patulus
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Caligus pectinatus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Caligus pelamydis
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Caligus platytarsis
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Caligus pomacentrus
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Caligus praetextus
[Fish louse]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Caligus productus
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Caligus punctatus
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Caligus quadratus
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Caligus randalli
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Caligus rectus
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Caligus robustus
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Caligus rufimaculatus
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Caligus schistonyx
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Caligus serratus
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Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Caligus spinosurculus
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Caligus suffuscus
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Caligus tenax
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Caligus tenuicaudatus
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Caligus tenuifurcatus
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Caligus validus
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Caligus ventrosetosus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Caligus wilsoni
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Caligus xystercus
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Caligus zei
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Dentigryps bifurcatus
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Dentigryps curtus
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Dentigryps longicauda
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Dentigryps ulua
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Echetus typicus
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Hermilius ariodi
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Hermilius longicaudus
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Hermilius longicornis
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Lepeophtheirus appendiculatus
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Lepeophtheirus bagri
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Lepeophtheirus bermudensis
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Lepeophtheirus bifidus
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Lepeophtheirus bifurcatus
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Lepeophtheirus bonaci
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Lepeophtheirus brachyurus
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Lepeophtheirus breviventris
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Lepeophtheirus constrictus
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Lepeophtheirus crassus
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Lepeophtheirus cuneifer
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Lepeophtheirus curtus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Lepeophtheirus dissimulatus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Lepeophtheirus edwardsi
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Lepeophtheirus eurus
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Lepeophtheirus goniistii
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Lepeophtheirus hastatus
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Lepeophtheirus hexagrammi
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Lepeophtheirus hippoglossi
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Lepeophtheirus hospitalis
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Lepeophtheirus hummi
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Lepeophtheirus longiabdominis
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Lepeophtheirus longipes
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Lepeophtheirus longispinosus
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Lepeophtheirus marcepes
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Lepeophtheirus monacanthus
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Lepeophtheirus nanaimoensis
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Lepeophtheirus nordmanni
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Lepeophtheirus oblitus
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Lepeophtheirus parvicruris
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Lepeophtheirus parviventris
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Lepeophtheirus parvus
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Lepeophtheirus paulus
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Lepeophtheirus pectoralis
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Lepeophtheirus pollachius
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Lepeophtheirus pravipes
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Lepeophtheirus remiopsis
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Lepeophtheirus rotundipes
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Lepeophtheirus salmonis
[Salmon louse]
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Lepeophtheirus spatha
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Lepeophtheirus sturionis
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Lepeophtheirus thompsoni
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Markevichus ponticus
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Metacaligus rufus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
 
Midias lobodes
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Paralebion elongatus
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Paralebion pearsei
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Parapetalus gunteri
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Parapetalus occidentalis
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Pseudanuretes fedderni
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Pseudanuretes fortipedis
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Pseudanuretes parvulus
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Pseudocaligus apodus
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Pseudocaligus brevipedis
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Pseudolepeophtheirus longicauda
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Pupulina brevicauda
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Pupulina flores
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Pupulina minor
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Sciaenophilus tenuis
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