First record of Caligus dussumieri Rangnekar, 1957 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) from Malaysia, with notes on caligids found from Malaysia and on host-specificity of caligids on lutjanid fishes
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Ismail N (2024). First record of Caligus dussumieri Rangnekar, 1957 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) from Malaysia, with notes on caligids found from Malaysia and on host-specificity of caligids on lutjanid fishes. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e116598 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
In total, 13 species of Caligus have been reported from Malaysia. Amongst them, four species are reported from lutjanid fishes.Caligus dussumieri Rangnekar, 1957 is reported from Malabar snapper, Lutjanus malabaricus, purchased from a local wet market in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. This is the first record of this species in Malaysia and it is only the second species assigned to the bonito-group of the genus Caligus to be reported from Malaysia. A key to species of the bonito-group is presented herein. The list of caligids infecting lutjanid fishes and the geographical distributions plus the known hosts of members of the bonito-group of Caligus are discussed.Taxonomic Coverages
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Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200, Besut
Terengganu
MY
email: norshida@unisza.edu.my
Norshida Ismail
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position: Dr
Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200, Besut
Terengganu
MY
email: norshida@unisza.edu.my
Norshida Ismail
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position: Dr
Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200, Besut
Terengganu
MY
email: norshida@unisza.edu.my