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Hamaticolax unisagittatus (Tavares & Luque, 2003)
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Hamaticolax unisagittatus is a species of parasitic copepod belonging to the family Bomolochidae. It is a parasite on the gills of the common snook and has only been recorded in coastal waters off Rio de Janeiro State.[1] In one study over half of the host fish sampled in this area carried this parasite.
The female is up to 1.4 millimetres (0.055 in) long; the male is as yet unknown.[1] Originally described in the genus Acantholochus, it was later transferred to the genus Hamaticolax.[2]