The Finding of Pennella sp. (Copepoda: Pennellidae) on the Saury, Cololabis saira, in the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean and the Okhotsk Sea

Parasites of the saury, Cololabis saira (BREVOORT)-I.

Abstract

The parasitic copepod, Pennella sp., was found on the saury, Cololabis saira (BREVOORT), from the western and central North Pacific Ocean and the Okhotsk Sea in 1981 and 1982. It is supposed that the parasite population in the western Pacific area has recently increased.