| a new genus of parasitic copepod (siphonostomatoida: caligidae) from the razorback scabbardfish, assurger anzac (trichiuridae) off new caledonia. | a new genus and species, avitocaligus assurgericola gen. et sp. n., of the family caligidae is established based on an ovigerous female collected from a razorback scabbardfish, assurger anzac (alexander), caught off new caledonia. this is the first record of any parasitic copepod from this fish. the new genus is placed in the caligidae since it possesses the caligid cephalothorax incorporating the first to third pedigerous somites. it also exhibits biramous first and fourth swimming legs but lac ... | 2005 | 16405299 |