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Chonopeltis
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Chonopeltis

Chonopeltis is a genus of fish lice in the subclass Branchiura. These crustaceans are ectoparasitic freshwater fish host. Species of this genus are exclusively found in rivers in Africa.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chonopeltis australis

speciesChonopeltis australis

Chonopeltis fryeri

speciesChonopeltis fryeri

Chonopeltis inermis

speciesChonopeltis inermis

Chonopeltis meridionalis

speciesChonopeltis meridionalis

Chonopeltis minutus

speciesChonopeltis minutus

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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 644353.