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Lepeophtheirus sp.
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.
Found on a Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Spotted on Jul 30, 2016
Submitted on Oct 8, 2016
5 Comments
Wow, so small enough then. Great shots of this little critter Machi :)
Thanks Armadeus. They are around 2 cm head to tail I think
Great shots Machi! How big are these critters?
Thanks Hema
great series.......