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Description: Information from Wikipedia on the parasitic relationship between the spotted rose snapper fish, Lutjanus guttatus, and this crustacean.
Cymothoa exigua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . This parasite enters fish through the , and then attaches itself at the base of the fish's tongue. The female attaches to the tongue and the male attaches on the gill arches beneath and behind the female. Females are 8–29 millimetres (0.3–1.1 in) long and 4–14 mm (0.16–0.55 in) in maximum width. Males are approximately 7.5–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide.
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