Abstract
Four species of Caligus (Copepoda, Caligidae) are recorded for the first time from Taiwan on six species of offshore, pelagic fishes caught off the west coast. They are: C. asymmetricus Kabata,1965 from bullet tuna, Auxis rochei (Risso), and kawakawa, Euthyn-nus affinis (Cantor); C.bonito Wilson,1905 from kawakawa and skipjack tuna, Katsu-wonus pelamis (Linnaeus); C. productus Dana, 1854 from skipjack tuna, rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy and Gaimard), and shrimp scad, Alepes djedaba(Forsskal); and C. quadratus Shiino, 1954 from common dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus (Linnaeus). Russell's snapper, Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker), was also found to carry a female C. quadratus. However it is considered to be a fortuitous host.
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