Bucephalus gorgon

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Family:	Bucephalidae ()
Max. size:	0.33 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	host; marine
Distribution:	USA.
Diagnosis:	Length: 0.16 - 0.33 cm. Minuscule to tiny, elongate worm with a rhynchus appearing like a relatively large oral sucker with 22 moderate-sized tentacles on the anterior end. Tentacles on each worm vary in size (Ref. 359).
Biology:	Host Specificity: This parasite is genus specific (Seriola). It may be a characteristic parasite of greater amberjack (Ref. 358).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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