Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries . 1 (lack. Pigment sometimesdark reddish brown, inclining to purple, especially in the smaller specimens. The only black or verydark Argulus and the only species in which the male is larger than the female. Length of male 5-7mm.; length of carapace mm.; breadth of carapace mm.; length of abdomen mm.;breadth of abdomen mm. Female two-thirds this size. ( Description from living specimens.) Found most commonly upon the eel (Anguilla chrisypa) and various members of the Pleuronectidse( Pseudoplt uronectes americanns, Paralichthys dentatus).
Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries . 1 (lack. Pigment sometimesdark reddish brown, inclining to purple, especially in the smaller specimens. The only black or verydark Argulus and the only species in which the male is larger than the female. Length of male 5-7mm.; length of carapace mm.; breadth of carapace mm.; length of abdomen mm.;breadth of abdomen mm. Female two-thirds this size. ( Description from living specimens.) Found most commonly upon the eel (Anguilla chrisypa) and various members of the Pleuronectidse( Pseudoplt uronectes americanns, Paralichthys dentatus). May be looked for occasionally upon the tomcodi Microgadus tomcod), upon skates, sculping, and species of blenny. Deposits its eggs in August (14th)and the last of October (October 20-30). Larva- unknown. Argulus latus Smith. Female only known. Carapace orbicular, wider than long, scarcely covering the second pair of legs; posterior sinusnarrow and about one-fifth the length of the carapace; eyes large and very far forward. Abdomen.
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