Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Size and distribution of <i>Pandarus satyrus</i> (Copepoda: Pandaridae) on the blue shark <i>Prionace glauca</i> (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Costa Rica
Vol. 49 No. 1 (2001), Articles
Vol. 49 No. 1 (2001)

Size and distribution of <i>Pandarus satyrus</i> (Copepoda: Pandaridae) on the blue shark <i>Prionace glauca</i> (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Costa Rica

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Published March 1, 2001
José Rodrigo Rojas M
Instituto de Recursos Costeros y Marinos (INRECOSMAR)
Omar Rodríguez Solano
Instituto de Recursos Costeros y Marinos (INRECOSMAR)
Alvaro Morales-Ramírez
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, (CIMAR); Escuela de Biología; Sede del Pacífico, Universidad de Costa Rica.
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Keywords

pandarus satyrus
copepoda
ectoparasite
prionace glauca
eastern pacific
Costa Rica

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Rojas M, J. R., Rodríguez Solano, O., & Morales-Ramírez, A. (2001). Size and distribution of &lt;i&gt;Pandarus satyrus&lt;/i&gt; (Copepoda: Pandaridae) on the blue shark &lt;i&gt;Prionace glauca&lt;/i&gt; (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Costa Rica. Revista De Biología Tropical, 49(1), 199–201. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16868
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Abstract

Atotal 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
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