Cercopagis pengoi

Cercopagis pengoi (Ostroumov, 1891)
Fish-hook water flea

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Family:	Cercopagididae ()
Max. size:	0.21 cm BL (male/unsexed); 0.23 cm BL (female)
Environment:	pelagic; brackish; marine
Distribution:	Ponto-Caspian Region.
Diagnosis:	Body length of females varies from 1.2 to 2.3 mm, that of males from 1.2 to 2.1 mm. The caudal process exceeds the main body 3 to 7 times. With a distinctive long caudal process that terminates in a characteristically toothed loop.
Biology:	A euryhaline species that prefers brackish water environment (Ref. 7354). During feeding, it punctures the carapace, ingests the tissue and discards the exoskeleton (Ref. 95964).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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