Pugnose eels, Simenchelys parasiticus (Synaphobranchidae) from the heart of a shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus (Lamnidae)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-144

  Caira, Janine N ^a   Benz, George W ^b   Borucinska, Joanna ^a   Kohler, Nancy E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Tennessee Aquarium   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

facultative parasite; parasitic fish; scavenger; shark

Indexed keywords

ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; SIMENCHELYS PARASITICUS;

ENDOPARASITE; ENDOPARASITES; NEW RECORD; NEW RECORDS; PARASITISM; PUGNOSE EEL; SCAVENGERS; SHORTFIN MAKO;

USA, NEW YORK, MONTAUK;

EID: 0030618206     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007398609346     Document Type: Article

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