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Family: Anisakidae



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21 species (see list below)
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Acanthocheilus rotundatus
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Anisakis simplex
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Contracaecum fabri
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Contracaecum histiophori
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Contracaecum osculatum
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Contracaecum plagiostomorum
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Contracaecum robustum
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Contracaecum spiculigerum
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Contracaecum zenopsis
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Goezia annulata
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Goezia ascaroides
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Phocanema decipiens
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Pseudoterranova decipiens
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Raphidascaroides diodonis
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Raphidascaroides nipponensis
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Terranova brevicapitata
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Terranova galeocerdonis
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Terranova ginglymostomae
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Terranova scoliodontis
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Terranova trichiuri
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Thynnascaris incurva
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocheilus rotundatus Western Indian Ocean 1819
Anisakis simplex Northeast Atlantic and th 1809
Contracaecum fabri Northeast Atlantic and th
Contracaecum histiophori Northeast Atlantic and th 1935
Contracaecum osculatum Northern Atlantic and the 1802
Contracaecum plagiostomorum Northern Atlantic and the
Contracaecum robustum Northern Atlantic and the
Contracaecum spiculigerum Northern Atlantic and the
Contracaecum zenopsis Northern Atlantic and the
Goezia annulata Northern Atlantic and the
Goezia ascaroides Northern Atlantic and the
Phocanema decipiens Northern Atlantic and the
Pseudoterranova decipiens Northeast Atlantic 1878
Raphidascaroides diodonis Northeast Atlantic 1927
Raphidascaroides nipponensis Northeast Atlantic 1941
Terranova brevicapitata Northeast Atlantic 1901
Terranova galeocerdonis Northeast Atlantic
Terranova ginglymostomae Northeast Atlantic
Terranova scoliodontis Western Central Pacific 1931
Terranova trichiuri Western Central Pacific 1935
Thynnascaris incurva Western Central Pacific



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