Tags: Crustacean.
Argulus foliaceus is a species of crustacean in the family Argulidae the fish lice. It is sometimes called the common fish louse. It is the most common and widespread native argulid in the Palaearctic and one of the most widespread crustacean ectoparasites of freshwater fish in the world considering its distribution and range of hosts. It can cause the severe disease state argulosis in a wide variety of fish species.
