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Checklist for Family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Fish Doctors)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
462
3450
17837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
457
3443
17823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
234
1428
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
87
811
4220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
19
244
976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
8
57
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCymothoidae
Leach, 1818
Fish Doctors, Tongue Biters
29
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
29 Genera with 171 Species
#ACEGIJLMNOPRS
Aegathoa Dana, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Agarna Schioedte & ..., 19544SpeciesTaxom
Amblycephalon Pillai, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Anilocra Leach, 020SpeciesTaxom
Catoessa Schioedte & ..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1883tongue-biter19SpeciesTaxom
Cinusa Schioedte & ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cteatessa Schioedte & ..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Cterissa Schioedte & ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 188418SpeciesTaxom
Elthusa Schioedte & ..., 185712SpeciesTaxom
Emetha Schioedte & ..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Glossobius Schioedte & ..., 19926SpeciesTaxom
Ichthyoxenus Herklots, 193516SpeciesTaxom
Idusa Schioedte & ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Irona Schioedte & ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Joryma Bowman & Tareen, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lobothorax Bleeker, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 199313SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 185725SpeciesTaxom
Norileca Bruce, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Ourozeuktes H. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Pleopodias Richardson, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoirona Pillai, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Renocila Miers, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Rhiothra Schioedte & ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ryukyua Williams & B..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Smenispa Özdikmen, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
171 Species
Agarna bengalensis Kumari, Hanu..., 1990
Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952
Agarna pustulosa Pillai, 1954
Agarna tartoor (Pillai, 1954)⇒ Joryma tartoor Pillai, 1954
Amblycephalon indicus Pillai, 1954Mousetail
Amblycephalon schadleri Nierstrasz, 1915
Anilocra alloceraea Koelbel, 1879
Anilocra amboinensis Schioedte & ..., 1881
Anilocra apogonae Bruce, 1987Parasitic Isopod
Anilocra cavicauda Richardson, 1910Aquatic oligochaete worm
Anilocra clupei Williams & B..., 1986
Anilocra dimidiata Bleeker, 1857
Anilocra gigantea Herklots, 1870Parasitic Fish Isopod
Anilocra koolanae Bruce, 1987
Anilocra leptosoma Bleeker, 1857
Anilocra longicauda Schioedte & ..., 1881
Anilocra marginata Bleeker, 1857
Anilocra mediterranea Leach, 1818
Anilocra monoma Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Anilocra morsicata Bruce, 1987
Anilocra physodes Linnaeus, 1758Parasitic Isopod
Anilocra pilchardi Bariche & Tr..., 2006
Anilocra prionuri Williams & B..., 1986
Anilocra recta Nierstrasz, 1915
Anilocra rhodotaenia Bleeker, 1857
Anilocra simplex
Catoessa boscii Bleeker, 1857
Catoessa gruneri Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Ceratothoa angulata Richardson, 1910
Ceratothoa arimae Nunomura, 2001
Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818)⇒ Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Ceratothoa capri Trilles, 1964
Ceratothoa carinata Bianconi, 1869
Ceratothoa collaris Schiödte & M..., 1883
Ceratothoa curvicauda (Nunomura, 2006)⇒ Ceratothoa carinata Bianconi, 1869
Ceratothoa gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Ceratothoa guttata Richardson, 1910
Ceratothoa hemirhamphi Pillai, 1954
Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Ceratothoa oestroides Risso, 1816
Ceratothoa oxyrrhynchaena Koelbel, 1878
Ceratothoa parallela Otto, 1828
Ceratothoa parva Richardson, 1910Aquatic oligochaete worm
Ceratothoa retusa Schioedte & ..., 1883
Ceratothoa steindachneri Koelbel, 1879
Ceratothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818
Ceratothoa verrucosa Schioedte & ..., 1883
Cinusa tetrodontis Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cteatessa retusa (Schioedte & ..., 1883)⇒ Ceratothoa retusa Schioedte & ..., 1883
Cterissa sakaii L. Williams ..., 1986
Cymothoa asymmetrica Pillai, 1954Mousetail
Cymothoa bopyroides (Lesueur, 1814)⇒ Ourozeuktes bopyroides Lesueur, 1814
Cymothoa borbonica Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979
Cymothoa cinerea Bal & Joshi, 1959
Cymothoa eremita Brunnich, 1783
Cymothoa excisa Perty, 1833Kingston dewberry
Cymothoa exigua Schiødte & ..., 1884Fish Tongue Biter
Cymothoa eximia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa gerris Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa indica Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa leschenaultii
Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979
Cymothoa pulchra Lanchester, 1902
Cymothoa pulchrum (Lanchester, 1902)⇒ Cymothoa pulchra Lanchester, 1902
Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa rhinoceros (Bleeker, 1857)⇒ Argathona rhinoceros Bleeker, 1857
Cymothoa truncata Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa caudata Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa emarginata Bleeker, 1857
Elthusa frontalis Richardson, 1910
Elthusa nanoides Stebbing, 1905
Elthusa parva Nierstrasz, 1915
Elthusa philippinensis Richardson, 1910
Elthusa propinqua Richardson, 1904
Elthusa raynaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Elthusa sacciger Richardson, 1909
Elthusa samariscii Shiino, 1951
Elthusa sinuata Koelbel, 1879
Elthusa vulgaris Stimpson, 1857
Emetha audouini H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Glossobius anctus Bruce & Bowman, 1989
Glossobius arimae Nunomura, 2001
Glossobius auritus Bovallius, 1885
Glossobius impressus Say, 1818
Glossobius ogasawaraensis
Glossobius ogasawarensis Nunomura, 1992
Ichthyoxenus circularius Shen, 1940
Ichthyoxenus dentimaxillus Shen, 1940
Ichthyoxenus formosanus Harada, 1930
Ichthyoxenus fushanensis Tsai & Dai, 1999
Ichthyoxenus geei Boone, 1921
Ichthyoxenus hsiakowensis Yu, 1935Manybranched gilia
Ichthyoxenus japonensis Richardson, 1913
Ichthyoxenus jellinghausii Herklots, 1870
Ichthyoxenus longenditus Shen, 1940
Ichthyoxenus minabensis Shiino, 1951
Ichthyoxenus montanus Schioedte & ..., 1884
Ichthyoxenus opisthopterygium Ishii, 1916
Ichthyoxenus quadratus Shen, 1940
Ichthyoxenus sinensis Shen, 1940
Ichthyoxenus tchangi Yu, 1935Manybranched gilia
Ichthyoxenus yunnanensis Yu, 1935Manybranched gilia
Idusa plagusiae Schioedte & ..., 1884
Irona melanosticta (Schioedte & ..., 1884)⇒ Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte & ..., 1884
Joryma brachysoma Pillai, 1964
Joryma engraulidis Barnard, 1936
Joryma hilsae Rameshkumar,..., 2011
Joryma malabaricus Aneesh, Heln..., 2019
Joryma sawayah Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Joryma tartoor Pillai, 1954
Livoneca epimerias Richardson, 1909
Lobothorax aurita Schioedte & ..., 1883
Lobothorax laevis Richardson, 1910Aquatic oligochaete worm
Lobothorax typus Bleeker, 1857
Mothocya arrosor Bruce, 1986
Mothocya collettei Bruce, 1986
Mothocya epimerica Costa, 1851
Mothocya karobran Bruce, 1986
Mothocya katoi Nunomura, 1992
Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte & ..., 1884
Mothocya parosta
Mothocya parvostis Bruce, 1986
Mothocya plagulophora Haller, 1880
Mothocya renardi Bleeker, 1857
Mothocya sajori Bruce, 1986
Mothocya taurica Czerniavsky, 1868
Mothocya toyamaensis Nunomura, 1993
Nerocila acuminata Schiödte & M..., 1881
Nerocila arres Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Nerocila bivittata Risso, 1816
Nerocila congener Miers, 1880Graham's twinpod
Nerocila congenor Miers, 1880
Nerocila depressa Milne Edwards, 1840Dotted bristle fern
Nerocila exocoeti Pillai, 1954Mousetail
Nerocila heterozota Ahmed, 1970
Nerocila japonica Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila kisra Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Nerocila longispina Miers, 1880Graham's twinpod
Nerocila loveni Bovallius, 1887
Nerocila madrasensis Ramakrishna ..., 1978Aquatic oligochaete worm
Nerocila monodi Hale, 1940
Nerocila orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Nerocila phaiopleura Bleeker, 1857
Nerocila pigmentata Bal & Joshi, 1959
Nerocila poruvae Rameshkumar,..., 2011
Nerocila pulicatensis Jayadev Babu..., 1980
Nerocila recurvispina Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila serra Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila sigani Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Nerocila sundaica Bleeker, 1857
Nerocila trichiura Miers, 1877
Nerocila trivittata Bleeker, 1857
Norileca indica H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Norileca triangulata Richardson, 1910
Ourozeuktes bopyroides Lesueur, 1814
Ourozeuktes owenii (Milne Edwards, 1840)⇒ Ourozeuktes bopyroides Lesueur, 1814
Pleopodias diaphus Avdeev, 1975
Pleopodias elongatus Richardson, 1910Aquatic oligochaete worm
Pleopodias superatus Williams & B..., 1986
Pseudoirona laeopsi Pillai, 1964
Renocila bollandi Williams & W..., 1987
Renocila kohnoi Williams & W..., 1987
Renocila limbata Schioedte & ..., 1884
Renocila ovata Miers, 1880Graham's twinpod
Renocila richardsonae Williams & B..., 1992
Renocila yamazatoi Williams & W..., 1987
Rhiothra callipia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Ryukyua circularis Pillai, 1954
Ryukyua globosa Williams & B..., 1994
Smenispa irregularis Bleeker, 1857


Links, sources and further information
Cymothoidae at artfakta.se
Cymothoidae at biodiversity.org.au
Cymothoidae at dyntaxa.se
Cymothoidae at gbif.org
Cymothoidae at irmng.org
Cymothoidae at itis.gov
Cymothoidae at marinespecies.org