Species Thynnascaris legendrei Dollfus, 1933

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Regional Maps

• Thynnascaris legendrei Dollfus, R.P. 1933. Thynnascaris legendrei, n. gen., n. sp., de l'estomac du germon, Germo alalonga (Gmel.). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 58: 7-13 [7].

Generic Combinations

• Contracaecum (Thynnascaris) legendrei (Dollfus, 1933). —
  Dollfus, R.P. 1935. Sur Contracaecum, Thynnascaris et Amphicaecum. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 60: 88-92 [89]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Upeneichthys porosus (Cuvier, 1829) [MULLIDAE] Ahuruhuru; Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) [CLUPEIDAE] Australian Sardine; Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832 [SCOMBRIDAE] Blue mackerel; Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Dusky Flathead; Centroberyx affinis (Günther, 1859) [BERYCIDAE] Redfish; Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Rock Flathead; Threpterius maculosus Richardson, 1850 [CHIRONEMIDAE] Silver Spot; Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) [SCOMBRIDAE] Southern Bluefin Tuna; Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801) [SCIAENIDAE] Southern Meagre, Madagascar Meagre (note that this species is now excluded from the Australian fauna, so record may be a misidentification); Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Southern Sand Flathead; Promicrops lanceolatus; Trachichthodes lineatus; Neoplatycephalus macrodon [PLATYCEPHALIDAE]; Usacaranx georgianus; Ostorhinchus conwaii [APOGONIDAE]; Leionura atun [GEMPYLIDAE]).

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