Tongue-Eating Louse
By: Corbynn Conway
It's Scientific Name
The scientific name of the Tongue-Eating Louse is Cymothoa exigua.
Location of the Cymothoa exigua
The Tongue-Eating Louse is typically found in the Gulf of California, on the tongue of a spotted rose snapper!
Photos of The Tongue-Eating Louse
On Fish
On Fish's Tongue (Front View)
On Fish's Tongue (Side View)
Body Shape and Description
The louse looks like a pile of over-cooked noodles compressed and put to the size of about 2 quarters.
Feeding Habits
As the name suggests the Tongue-Eating Louse eats, you guessed it, TONGUE!