| Referência no | Hadfield, K.A., N.L. Bruce and N.J. Smit, 2011 |
| Ecossistema | Western Indian Ocean |
| Status | native |
| Abundância | |
| Estádio de vida | adults |
| Base de dados regional | |
| Notas | Type locality, in buccal cavity of Leptoscarus vaigiensis caught in Miwi Island, Kiwani Bay, Unguja Island, Zanzibar, SAMC A47890 (holotype of Cymothoa hermani, 2.8 cm TL, female). O: Ref. 87953. |