Caligus rogercresseyi Boxshall & Bravo, 2000

Caligus rogercresseyi is an important parasite of a wide range of wild and farmed fish, and is widely distributed along the coasts of Chile, Peru and southern Argentina. Infestation of C. rogercresseyi on farmed salmonids is associated with severe economic losses in Chile due to reduced fish quality, cost of chemical treatments and association with outbreaks of other diseases (see Risk Statement). For original description of this species, see Boxshall and Bravo (2000).

Type host: Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)
Other recorded hosts: Elginops maclovinus (Rock cod), Odonthestes regia (Chilean silverside), Paralichthys microps, Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon), Salmo trutta (Brown trout),…