The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a species of copepod in the genus Lepeophtheirus. It is a sea louse a parasite living on salmon. They are also known as sea lice. It lives off the mucus skin and blood of the fish. They are natural marine parasites of fish such as adult salmon. They are similar to plankton and ride on the waves. When they encounter a marine fish they adhere themselves to the skin fins the gills of the fish and feeding off the mucous or skin.
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