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Dinurus scombri
Dinurus scombri Yamaguti
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Family:  Hemiuridae ()
Max. size:  0.48 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  host; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic and Northwest Pacific: Puerto Rico, USA and Japan.
Diagnosis:  A tiny, elongate fluke with the oral and ventral suckers close together and approximately the same size. Tail: less than 1/3 of the total body length. Tubular mass of vitellaria: Confined in the midbody and does not nearly reach the tail (Ref. 359).
Biology:  Length : 0.36 to 0.48 cm. Host Specificity: Specific to scombrids, but insufficient information is available to assess its individual host preferences. Our records in Atlantic sailfish and longbill spearfish may represent false hosts resulting from these predators eating scombrids. These 2 billfish species are also new hosts for this parasite (Ref. 359).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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