Nerocila acuminata Isopod

Nerocila acuminata is commonly referred to as Isopod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Nerocila acuminata
German:: Fischassel, Isopode
English:: Isopod

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Isopoda (Order) > Cymothoidae (Family) > Nerocila (Genus) > acuminata (Species)
Initial determination:: Schiödte & Meinert, 1881

Occurrence:: Argentina, Brazil, Central Atlantic, China, Columbia, Ecuador, European Coasts, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 0.59" (1.5 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Parasitic
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Nerocila aculeata
Nerocila acuminata
Fischassel, Isopode
Nerocila armata
Nerocila arres
Nerocila barramundae
Nerocila benrosei
Nerocila bivittata
Fischassel, Isopode
Nerocila blainvillei
Nerocila californica
Nerocila congener
Nerocila depressa
Nerocila donghaiensis
Nerocila excisa
Nerocila exocoeti
Nerocila falcata
Nerocila falklandica
Nerocila fluviatilis
Nerocila hemirhamphusi
Nerocila heterozota
Nerocila japonica
Nerocila kisra
Nerocila lanceolata
Nerocila livida
Nerocila lomatia
Nerocila longispina
Nerocila loveni
Nerocila madrasensis
Nerocila monodi
Nerocila munda
Nerocila orbignyi
Nerocila phaiopleura
Nerocila pigmentata
Nerocila priacanthusi
Nerocila pulicatensis
Nerocila recurvispina
Nerocila serra
Nerocila sigani
Nerocila sundaica
Nerocila swainsoni
Nerocila tenuipes
Nerocila trichiura
Nerocila trivittata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-01-27 19:46:10
Last edit:: 2025-09-19 18:08:25

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Nerocila acuminata Schiödte & Meinert, 1881

Nerocila is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, which have been found parasitizing marine fishes.

Synonymised names
Pterisopodus bartschii Boone, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 19.09.2025.
researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 19.09.2025.

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