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Japanese Fishlouse
Argulus japonicus
Argulus japonicus, common name Japanese fishlouse or Japanese fish louse, is a species of crustaceans in the family Argulidae, the fish lice. This species is light brown in colour and may be between 4 and 9 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide. It has a stumpy tail, and is shaped somewhat like a round shield.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 411018.