The Parasite’s Grasp The parasites, which appear almost like pigtails due to their egg sacs, are part of a group called mesoparasites. These copepods are embedded in the fish’s skin, feeding off the ...

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 ...

Surprising footage reveals parasites attached to the head of a deep-sea fish. These crustaceans, visible in a video shared by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, feed on their host's bodily fluids. The video ...

Copepods carry eggs and leave marks for years Copepods begin their life attached to hosts as larvae. They bury into the skin, then grow and form anchor-like holdfasts. In the video, each parasite ...

Parasitic copepods on a grenadier fish. Screenshot: Schmidt Ocean Institute Behold, the latest in deep-sea fashion: An unfortunate fish sporting parasitic copepods as pigtails.

The islands are about 1,600 miles east of Argentina. Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods.

The islands are about 1,600 miles east of Argentina. Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods.

The islands are about 1,600 miles east of Argentina. Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods.

The islands are about 1,600 miles east of Argentina. Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods.

The islands are about 1,600 miles east of Argentina. Closer inspection revealed the host was a rattail fish, which reach about 3.2 feet, and the parasites were copepods.