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Image: Parasites of an Ocean Sunfish
Description
Numerous internal and external parasites were found in this Ocean Sunfish specimen. These sea lice Lepeophtheirus nordmanni are on the fish's tongue.
- Photographer:
- Kerryn Parkinson
- Rights:
- © Kerryn Parkinson
- Common name:
- Ocean Sunfish
- Scientific name:
- Mola Mola
- Family:
- Molidae
- Order:
- Tetraodontiformes
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