Species under Lepeophtheirus
n= 5
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Lepeophtheirus bermudensis
(Heegaard,)
Western Central Atlantic 0.37
Lepeophtheirus dissimulatus
Wilson, 1905
Pacific Ocean and Western Central Atlantic 0.37
Lepeophtheirus edwardsi
Wilson, 1905
Western Atlantic and Northwest Pacific 0.38
Lepeophtheirus pectoralis
(Müller, 1776)
Northeast Atlantic
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
(Krøyer, 1837)
Salmon louse Northeast Pacific
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