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Strabax monstrosus  von  Nordmann, 1864  (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) is an ectoparasite and it was recently recorded from small red scorpionfish,  Scorpaena notata  Rafinesque, and red scorpionfish,  Scorpaena scrofa  L., collected from Tunisian coastal waters. Copepod females were found deeply embedded in the branchial cavity reaching the cardiac region with their mouth-parts. Observations of females and males using scanning electron microscopy showed a number of morphological features that have been previously overlooked or incompletely presented. In this study, we report for the first time the fine structures of appendages, mouthparts, external genital organs (nuptial organs), and other structures of male and female  Strabax monstrosus . Histopathological study showed lesions in the cardiac region of the host fish which is the target site of the parasite. The presently reported finding is the first record of  Strabax monstrosus  from  Scorpaena notata  and  Scorpaena scrofa  collected from Tunisian waters.

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Scanning electron microscopy study of  Strabax monstrosus  von  Nordmann, 1864  (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) from Tunisian waters and histopathological study of its effects on host