| Bucephalidae () |
| 0.25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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host; marine |
| Western Central Atlantic. |
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Length: 0.09-0.25 cm. Minuscule; elongate worm with a distinctive wedge-shaped, relatively large, elongate rhynchus with 7 tentacles. Each tentacle: 2 side branches of different sizes. Mouth: opens approximately in mid-body (Ref. 359). |
| Length: 0.09 to 0.25 cm. Significance to Sport Fishing: If it is restricted to the West Indies, this fluke might have some potential as a temporary biological tag (Ref. 359). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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