Parasite on Striped Seabream

Parasite on Striped Seabream
Parasite on Striped Seabream
  • Lieu de prise de vue : Mgiebah limits of Mellieha Malta; depth:1.5 m
  • Date de prise de vue : 10/8/15
  • Nom du photographe : Joe doublet
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Joe Doublet le 10/08/15

A 12 centremetres striped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus) with a small parasite (1-2 cm) attached to icts tail end. Can anyone please Identify the parasite? Was the fish feeding on the sandy bottom and Looked uneffectd by parasite. 
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joe doublet le 11/08/15

Thanks for your feedbackj
Zeineb ALHAIDARI
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Zeineb ALHAIDARI le 10/08/15

Hello ,
It is a fish flea (anilocra). See : LAMARE Véronique, MARAN Vincent, TRILLES Jean-Paul, NOËL Pierre,  in : DORIS, 4/10/2014 : Anilocra Leach, 1818, http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=166

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