Large parasites found protruding from fish’s head in South Atlantic. ‘The horror’
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Large parasites found protruding from fish’s head in South Atlantic. ‘The horror’
Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods. A remotely controlled camera lingered on the rattail fish “for the horror of ...
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‘The horror.’ Feeding parasites found protruding from fish’s head in South Atlantic
Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods. The copepods burrow into their host and feed on blood and tissue, experts say.