DESCRIPTION OF SOME ECTOPARASITIC COPEPODS (CRUSTACEA) ON RED SEA FISHES

DESCRIPTION OF SOME ECTOPARASITIC COPEPODS (CRUSTACEA)
ON RED SEA FISHES
BY
ISldAIL M. L SHAL4BY*; AMINA. ASHOUR;

MARlA. A. GHOBASHY AND JOHN M LEWIS

·Zoology Department, Faculty ofScieIlCe, Suez Canal University.
ABSTRACT
Samples of seven species of marine fish from the gulf of Suez area that
adjoining the Red sea were examinedfor copepod ectoparasites over a period
of 30 months from 1997 to 1999 belong to the fish families [Scaridae.
Plectorhynichidae. Nemiptridae, Lutjanida~, Lerhrinidae, Hemirhamphidae
and Serranidae}. The copepods including Iiatschekia plecl7’opomi.
[family:Hatschekidae), Anuretes plectorhvnchi & Anuretes. hecke/li
{family:Ca/igidae}, and Ergasilus lizae [family Ergasilidae),were
comprehensively described for the first time with light Q/:d scanning electron
microscopy.