Size and distribution of Pandarus satyrus (Copepoda: Pandaridae) on the blue shark Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Costa Rica

J R Rojas; O Rodríguez Solano; A Morales-Ramírez

Size and distribution of Pandarus satyrus (Copepoda: Pandaridae) on the blue shark Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Costa Rica

Rev Biol Trop. 2001 Mar;49(1):199-201.

Authors

J R Rojas¹, O Rodríguez Solano, A Morales-Ramírez

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Recursos Costeros y Marinos (INRECOSMAR), P.O. Box 108-2015, San José, Costa Rica. proambie@sol.racsa.co.cr

PMID: 11795148

Abstract

A total of 80 specimens of Pandarus satyrus, a cosmopolitan ectoparasitic copepod, were taken from fishery catches of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in the Eastern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. All specimens were found in the dorsal surface of pectoral fins (8-30 per shark). Longer specimens were most abundant.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Costa Rica
Crustacea / classification
Crustacea / physiology*
Female
Male
Population Density
Sharks / parasitology*