Host taxa for CAPSALIDEA
Animal Hosts
ACTINOPTERYGII
ACANTHURIDAE
- Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) — Bluespine Unicornfish
CARANGIDAE
- Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Silver Trevally
- Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 — Samson Fish
- Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 — Yellowtail Kingfish
CHEILODACTYLIDAE
- Nemadactylus macroptera (Forster, 1801) — Jackass Morwong
ECHENEIDAE
- Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 — Sharksucker
HAEMULIDAE
- Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) — Painted Sweetlips
ISTIOPHORIDAE
- Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1932) — Black Marlin
- Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832) — Black Marlin
- Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw & Nodder, 1792) — Sailfish
- Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915 — Shortbill Spearfish
- Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887) — Striped Marlin
LABRIDAE
- Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) — Clown Wrasse
- Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) — Thicklip Wrasse
LATIDAE
- Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) — Barramundi
LATRIDAE
- Latridopsis forsteri (Castelnau, 1872) — Bastard Trumpeter
LETHRINIDAE
- Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 — Collar Seabream
- Lethrinus miniatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Redthroat Emperor
LUTJANIDAE
- Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) — Stripey Snapper
- Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) — Red Emperor
- Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1860) — Chinamanfish
NEMIPTERIDAE
- Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830) — Rainbow Monocle Bream
NOTOTHENIIDAE
- Paranotothenia magellanica (Forster, 1801) — Maori Cod
RACHYCENTRIDAE
- Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) — Cobia
SCIAENIDAE
- Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801) — Southern Meagre, Madagascar Meagre
SCOMBRIDAE
- Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) — Little Tunny
- Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) — Yellowfin Tuna
- Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) — Longtail Tuna
SCORPAENIDAE
- Scorpaena papillosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Southern Red Scorpionfish
SEBASTIDAE
- Helicolenus percoides (Richardson, 1842) — Reef Ocean Perch
SERRANIDAE
- Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) — Brownbarred Rockcod
- Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Kuhl & Hasselt, 1828) — Bluespotted Rockcod
- Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål) — Coral Rockcod
- Epinephelus tauvina Forsskål, 1775 — Greasy Rockcod
- Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) — Barcheek Coral Trout
SPARIDAE
- Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859) — Yellowfin Bream
- Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775) — Pikey Bream
- Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801) — Snapper
TRIGLIDAE
- Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829) — Red Gurnard
XIPHIIDAE
- Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 — Swordfish
CHONDRICHTHYES
DASYATIDAE
- Himantura fai Jordan & Seale, 1906 — Pink Whipray
- Himantura uarnak (Forsskål, 1775) — Reticulate Whipray
- Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) — Bluespotted Maskray
- Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) — Cowtail Stingray
- Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) — Bluespotted Fantail Ray
TRIAKIDAE
- Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 — Gummy Shark
Ungrouped
ACANTHURIDAE
- Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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