Bucephalopsis longicirrus

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Family:	Bucephalidae ()
Max. size:	0.13 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	host; marine
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic and the Red Sea.
Diagnosis:	Length: 0.07 to 0.13 cm. Minuscule, elongate fluke with a relatively small, simple rhynchus. Ear-like anterior projections of the body occur on either side of the rhynchus. Eggs: not found in the anterior part of the body (Ref. 359).
Biology:	Host Specificity: This parasite is genus specific to barracuda (Sphyraena). Habitat (vertebrates): worldwide parasite of barracudas (Ref. 359).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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