The webcam has been offline for quite a while now. Suffering from withdrawal symptoms? This will cheer you up. Some will have noticed these nasty creatures on the tails of the wrasse in particular. At first glance could be mistaken for a dark spot. A crustacean, parasitic isopod called nerocila acuminata. Not easy for the fish to remove from the tail. If on the body it is easy to apply enough pressure to scratch off against a rock. I saw one poor peacock wrasse with one each side of its tail. I know no more.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:34:50 +0000