Behold, the latest in deep-sea fashion: An unfortunate fish sporting parasitic copepods as pigtails. An international team of scientists affiliated with the Schmidt Ocean Institute and the Woods ...

The video, captured at a depth of 489 meters (about 1,600 feet) near the South Sandwich Islands, shows two copepods of the species Lophoura szidati clinging to a fish of the Macrourus genus. These ...

Whenever new fish are taken into marine aquaculture, sea lice are sure to follow. These parasitic copepods pose a major health hazard for finfish aquaculture globally, causing substantial economic ...

A strange video from the South Atlantic Ocean showed parasites on a deep-sea fish. These parasites, Lophoura szidati copepods, looked like they had pigtails. They clung to the head of a rattail ...

The parasitic copepods are not merely passengers. They are mesoparasites , meaning they burrow into the muscle tissue of their host, feeding on blood and bodily fluids while their bodies hang outside.

Zooplankton like copepods aren’t just fish food—they’re carbon-hauling powerhouses. By diving deep into the ocean each winter ...

Copepods represent a pivotal component in aquaculture and larviculture, serving as an essential live feed that bridges the nutritional gap in early fish larval development.

For example, copepods are small crustaceans, some of which are parasitic and attach themselves to the gills and skin of fish. Parasitic copepods don’t cause problems in small numbers, but some ...

Younger fish feed on smaller prey like fish larvae, copepods, and plankton. The older haddock’s prey can be sand eels, worms, sea urchins, and capelins. As a deep-sea fish, ...