Salmon Louse

Lepeophtheirus salmonis

• Group: Other

A parasitic copepod that clings to salmon and other fish, feeding on skin and mucus. Its larvae rise toward the surface by day and sink at night, drifting until they find a host, and heavy infestations are a serious headache for fish farms.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Copepoda › Siphonostomatoida › Caligidae › Lepeophtheirus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 135782.