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Family: Argillite (See list of species below)

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17 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Argulus alexandrensis []	No picture found Argulus arcassonensis []	No picture found Argulus belones []
No picture found Argulus borealis [Flounder fish louse]	No picture found Argulus catastomi []	No picture found Argulus foliaceus []
No picture found Argulus izintwala []	No picture found Argulus kosus []	No picture found Argulus melanostictus []
No picture found Argulus melita []	No picture found Argulus multipocula []	No picture found Argulus otolithi []
No picture found Argulus papuensis []	No picture found Argulus pugettensis [Surfperch fish louse]	No picture found Argulus purpureus []
No picture found Argulus smalei []	No picture found Argulus trachynoti []

17 Species of Family Argillite
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Argulus alexandrensis		Southeast Atlantic
Argulus arcassonensis		Eastern Central Atlantic
Argulus belones		Western Indian Ocean
Argulus borealis	Flounder fish louse	Eastern Pacific
Argulus catastomi		Northwest Atlantic	1 TL
Argulus foliaceus		Western Indian Ocean
Argulus izintwala		Western Indian Ocean
Argulus kosus		Western Indian Ocean
Argulus melanostictus		Central Pacific
Argulus melita		Eastern Central Atlantic
Argulus multipocula		Western Indian Ocean
Argulus otolithi		Eastern Central Atlantic
Argulus papuensis		Western Central Pacific	0.761 BL
Argulus pugettensis	Surfperch fish louse	Eastern Pacific
Argulus purpureus		Eastern Central Atlantic
Argulus smalei		Southeast Atlantic
Argulus trachynoti		Eastern Central Atlantic

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