Revista de Biología Tropical
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Resumen
ROJAS M., José Rodrigo; RODRIGUEZ SOLANO, Omar y MORALES-RAMIREZ, Alvaro. Size and distribution of Pandarus satyrus (Copepoda: Pandaridae) on the blue shark Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Costa Rica. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2001, vol.49, n.1, pp.199-201. ISSN 0034-7744.
A total of 80 specimens of Pandarus satyrus, a cosmopolitan ectoparasitic copepod, were taken from fishery catches of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in the Eastern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. All specimens were found in the dorsal surface of pectoral fins (8-30 per shark). Longer specimens were most abundant.
Palabras clave : Pandarus satyrus; Copepoda; ectoparasite; Prionace glauca; Eastern Pacific; Costa Rica.