Rajkumar M, Kumaraguru vasagam K P, Perumal P, Trilles J P
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai--608 502, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dis Aquat Organ. 2005 Jul 18;65(3):269-72. doi: 10.3354/dao065269.
Cymothoa indica (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is reported parasitizing the long-whiskered catfish Mystus gulio, cultured in an experimental cage in India. The specimens observed were adult males and females, which had mainly settled in the buccal cavity of juvenile catfish. The species was previously known from wild populations of Siganidae and Belonidae, but this is the first record of C. indica parasitizing the cultured long-whiskered catfish. Serious lesions, typical of a crustacean infection, were macroscopically visible inside the buccal cavity. The cumulative mortality, over a period of 10 d, was 100%. The parasitic problem was not successfully dealt with, due to an unexpected prevalence and very swift mortality.
印度鲤虱（等足目，鲤虱科）被报道寄生于印度一个实验网箱中养殖的长须鲶鱼。观察到的标本为成年雄性和雌性，它们主要寄生在幼鲶的口腔中。该物种此前已知寄生于蓝子鱼科和颌针鱼科的野生种群，但这是印度鲤虱寄生于养殖长须鲶鱼的首次记录。口腔内肉眼可见典型的甲壳类感染造成的严重损伤。在10天的时间里，累计死亡率为100%。由于意外的高感染率和极高的死亡率，寄生问题未能得到有效解决。
