APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 2

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 3

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 4

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 5

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 6

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male in fish mouth 7

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male and female in mouth 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male top view 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male top view 2

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male top view 3

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male top view 4

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male side view 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male side view 2

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male and female top view 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- male and female top view 2

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- female top view 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- female side view 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- claws / underside 1

Isopoda
Ceratothoa steindachneri
- claws / underside 2

This species of isopod is found in the mouth of the Lesser weaver fish, Echiichthys vipera, and is a parasite of this species. Species was found in Hayle Estuary, Hayle, Cornwall. 13.08.13.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.