Parasite

[castingcole]

Not a crappie but I pulled this bluefish out of the water and as I was cleaning it I found this. Any idea what it is? A parasite?


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[SRHacksaw]

If you look up "fish louse" images you'll find some that look like that. There seem to be several different types called that.

Also,

Yuck.

[Chip Rock]

It is a tongue-eating louse. Find them here and there on blues and striped bass, a couple flounder. Look up cymothoa exigua on Wikipedia.

[castingcole]

It is a tongue-eating louse. Find them here and there on blues and striped bass, a couple flounder. Look up cymothoa exigua on Wikipedia.

Wow! Iv heard a ton about those but have never seen one before (until now). Thanks for the info!


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[castingcole]

If you look up "fish louse" images you'll find some that look like that. There seem to be several different types called that.

Also,

Yuck.

Haha. Hope their not to affected to the fish becasuse he went right into a sandwich (not the crawly critter). Thanks for the info


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[SRHacksaw]

It is a tongue-eating louse.

uhhhh, nevermind!

[Chip Rock]

As far as I know they are only in the mouth and gills, not the meat.

[BobC]

As far as I know they are only in the mouth and gills, not the meat.

Yuck is right!

[Ketchn]

bluefish are mean critters , one took the tip off my finger off the coast of NJ when we lived up there .

[Special K]

WOW!