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New information on the marine parasitic crustaceans from the Campeche coast, Gulf of Mexico ( GoM ), can improve our baseline knowledge of the ecology of both the host and parasite by providing, for example, parameters of infection. Such knowledge is especially important for fish farming, so that appropriate quarantine measures can be established. Our aim was to morphologically identify the parasitic crustaceans infecting puffer fish of commercial importance in the coastal zone of Campeche, Mexico. We provide new information on four known species of parasitic crustaceans from 92 specimens representing five species of tetraodontid fish. The parasitic crustaceans    Argulus    sp. (  Branchiura  ,   Argulidae  ),    Caligus   haemulonis    (  Caligidae  ),    Pseudochondracanthus   diceraus    (  Chondracanthidae  ), and    Taeniacanthus   lagocephali    (  Taeniacanthidae  ) (all   Copepoda  ) were found on    Lagocephalus   laevigatus   ,    Sphoeroides   nephelus   ,    S.   parvus   ,    S.   spengleri   , and    S.   testudineus   . This study revealed the occurrence of    P.   diceraus   , which is of importance in aquaculture, on    Sphoeroides   annulatus    in the Mexican Pacific. Additionally, our results and other documentary records provide the first evidence of the interoceanic occurrence of the same parasitic crustacean species in the south-southwest of Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. Moreover, our study provides valuable information on the biodiversity of parasitic crustaceans present in the  GoM  on puffer fish which are of great commercial importance for human consumption, fisheries, and aquaculture.

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﻿Parasitic crustaceans (  Branchiura   and   Copepoda  ) parasitizing the gills of puffer fish species (  Tetraodontidae  ) from the coast of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico

﻿Parasitic crustaceans ( Branchiura and Copepoda ) parasitizing the gills of puffer fish species ( Tetraodontidae ) from the coast of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico

Parasitic crustaceans ( Branchiura and Copepoda ) parasitizing the gills of puffer fish species ( Tetraodontidae ) from the coast of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico