| Dipteropeltis hirundo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ichthyostraca |
| Order: | Arguloida |
| Family: | Argulidae |
| Genus: | Dipteropeltis |
| Species: | D. hirundo
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipteropeltis hirundo | |
Dipteropeltis hirundo is a little-known species of fish louse. It is an ectoparasite of fish found in South America,[2] including piranhas[3] and barred sorubim.[4]
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- ^ M. Mamani; C. Hamel; P. A. Van Damme (2004). "Ectoparasites (Crustacea: Branchiura) of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (surubí) and P. tigrinum (chuncuina) in Bolivian whitewater floodplains" (PDF). Ecología en Bolivia. 39 (2): 9–20.[permanent dead link]