Host taxa for REMAINING CYMOTHOIDA

Animal Hosts

ACTINOPTERYGII

AMBASSIDAE

• Ambassis jacksoniensis (Macleay, 1881) — Port Jackson Glassfish
      Catoessa ambassae Bruce, 1990 [CYMOTHOIDAE]

BALISTIDAE

• Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Whitebanded triggerfish
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Sufflamen chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Halfmoon triggerfish
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]

CARANGIDAE

• Caranx carangus
      Smenispa irregularis (Bleeker, 1857) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Caranx sp.
      Cymothoa carangii Avdeev, 1979 [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål,, 1775)
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Silver Trevally
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) — Bigeye Scad
      Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843
      Ceratothoa imbricata (Fabricius, 1775) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

CENTROLOPHIDAE

• Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1819) — Bluenose warehou
      Aega stevelowei Bruce, 2009 [AEGIDAE]

EXOCOETIDAE

• Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) — Sailfin Flyingfish
      Ceratothoa guttata (Richardson, 1910) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

GIRELLIDAE

• Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard,, 1824)
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

HEMIRAMPHIDAE

• Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775)
      Ceratothoa retusa (Schioedte & Meinert, 1883) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Hemirhamphus robustus (Günther, 1866)
      Ceratothoa retusa (Schioedte & Meinert, 1883) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

LABRIDAE

• Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) — Sling-jaw wrasse
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) — Blackeye thicklip
      Gnathia aureamaculosa Ferreira & Smit in Ferreira, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2009 [GNATHIIDAE]
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède, 1801) — Cheeklined wrasse
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) — Moon wrasse
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]

LATRIDAE

• Latris lineata (Forster, 1801)
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

MUGILIDAE

• Paramugil georgii (Ogilby, 1879) — Fantail Mullet
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

POMATOMIDAE

• Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

SALMONIDAE

• Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 — Atlantic Salmon
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

SCATOPHAGIDAE

• Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

SCROMBIDAE

• Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845
      Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) [CYMOTHOIDAE]

SPARIDAE

• Acanthopagrus latus — Yellowfin Seabream
      Smenispa irregularis (Bleeker, 1857) [CYMOTHOIDAE]
• Dentex spariformis Ogilby, 1910 — Yellowback Bream
      Ceratothoa oxyrrhynchaena Koelbel, 1878 [CYMOTHOIDAE]

SPHYRAENIDAE

• Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 — Bigeye Barracuda
      Ceratothoa barracuda Martin, Bruce & Nowak, 2015 [CYMOTHOIDAE]

TETRAODONTIDAE

• Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Stars-and-stripes Puffer
      Gnathia grutterae Ferreira, Smit & Davies, 2010 [GNATHIIDAE]

CHONDRICHTHYES

CARCHARHINIDAE

• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) — grey reef shark
      Gnathia grandilaris Coetzee, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2008 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Carcharinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) — Blacktail reef shark
      Gnathia trimaculata Coetzee, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2009 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Carcharinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) — Blacktip reef shark
      Gnathia trimaculata Coetzee, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2009 [GNATHIIDAE]
• Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) — white tip reef shark
      Gnathia grandilaris Coetzee, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2008 [GNATHIIDAE]

Ungrouped

FISTULARIIDAE

• Fistularia villosa — Red Cornetfish
      Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979 [CYMOTHOIDAE]

LUTJANIDAE

• Lutjanus malabaricus — Saddletail Snapper
      Cymothoa epimerica Avdeev, 1979 [CYMOTHOIDAE]

SERRANIDAE

• Epinephelus coioides — Goldspotted Rockcod
      Cymothoa epimerica Avdeev, 1979 [CYMOTHOIDAE]

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