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megalops
(Gilbert, 1890),
Menticirrhus nasus
(Günther,
1868) and
Pomadasys maculatus
(Bloch, 1793)
(reported as
Lutjanus maculatus
). To the above list,
Williams and Bunkley-Willliams (2003) added
Lutjanus
colorado
Jordan and Gilbert, 1822 and
Lutjanus
jordani
(Gilbert, 1898).
In connection with the geographical distribution,
C.
exigua
is of interest because it is shipped all over the
world in commercial catches of snappers from the
Eastern Pacific. It has a Panamic distribution
extending from the Gulf of California south to just
north of the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador (Williams
and Bunkley-Willliams, 2003). Literature concerning
its distribution includes Williams and Bunkley-Williams
(1978), Brusca (1981), Ruiz and Madrid (1992),
Alvarez and Flores (1997) and Williams and
Bunkley-Willliams (2003). So, the present study
provides the first record of
C. exigua
from the Red
Sea fishes within the Yemeni coastal waters.
4.3
Ceratothoa capri
(Trilles, 1964)
According to Öktener and Trilles (2004) and Kirkim
et al.
(2008),
C. capri
has been found parasitizing
Boops boops
(Linnaeus, 1758),
Diplodus annularis
,
Diplodus puntazzo
(Walbaum, 1792),
Sparus aurata
Linnaeus, 1758 and
Spicara smaris
(Linnaeus, 1758).
In connection with the geographical distribution,
C.
capri
was reported from Aegean coast of Turkey
(Öktener et al., 2010) and from the Mediterranean
coast of Turkey (Innal and Kirkim, 2012). According
to Horton (2000),
C. capri
is distributed in the
Mediterranean (Nouvelle, France) and Tunisia (La
Galite, Tabarka). So, the present study documents the
first record of
C. capri
from the Red Sea fishes within
the Yemeni coastal waters.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to express their hearty thanks to Prof. Dr. Niel L. Bruce,
Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum, Townsville,
Australia and Prof. Dr. S. Ravichandran, Parasitology Lab Center of
Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai,
India, for identification of species and providing helpful comments.
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