Metazoan parasite communities of two deep-sea elasmobranchs: the southern lanternshark, Etmopterus granulosus, and the largenose catshark, Apristurus nasutus, in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean

Two deep-sea shark species were obtained as by-catch of the local fishery of the Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides, at depths ranging from 1000 to 2200 m off central and northern Chile. A total of 19 parasite taxa were found in 133 specimens of the southern lanternshark, Etmopterus gran...

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Main Authors: Espínola-Novelo Juan F., Escribano Rubén, Oliva Marcelo E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018054