Cymothoa exigua is an isopod (like crabs or lobster) and is a fish parasite. This crustacean is a marine-louse, if you will. The females can grow to about an inch in length and males about half that.

In the Gulf of California there exists a critter, Cymothoa exigua, which targets a fish by infiltrating its gills and latching onto its tongue. It proceeds to not only consume the organ, but will ...

Experts from the Natural History Museum believe it is a tongue-eating louse called Cymothoa exigua. This parasitic creepy crawly lives in fish attaching itself to the fish’s tongue.

The Cymothoa exigua cut off and replace fish tongues (Picture: Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority) The health hazard was discovered by the organisation’s Danut Cazacu and Ashley Kemp.

Cymothoa exigua, otherwise known as the tongue-eating louse, were spotted in the mouths of a shipment of seabream arriving at a port in the U.K.

Cymothoa Exigua is more commonly known as the tongue-eating louse and is a parasite, which attaches itself to the tongue of a fish. It enters the fish through its gills before attaching itself to ...

ARNOLD, England, Feb. 6 (UPI) --A British expert said a strange creature discovered in a can of tuna is a parasite known as Cymothoa exigua, but the tuna company says it's a small crab.Zoe Butler ...

The fishy find is believed to be Cymothoa exigua - a parasite that enters a fish through its gills and attaches itself to its host's tongue ...

A Cymothoa exigua enters a fish through its gills and attaches to the host’s tongue. The parasites are not considered harmful to humans. Hine hasn’t inspected the parasite in person and noted ...

ARNOLD, UK – Imagine opening up a can of tuna and finding a “sea creature” inside. Zoe Butler, 28, says that when she saw something looking back at her when she opened the container. “I ...