A pair of tongue ice attached to inside of fish We have covered parasites several times in past, but this may possibly be the most horrifying yet. This little critter is the stuff of which nightmares ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Imagine a small, otherworldly looking crustacean that ...

Cymothoa pulchrum Lanchester, 1902, is an apparently uncommon and relatively little known Indo-West Pacific species. Some characteristic specimens (both males and females) have been collected in ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A fish walks into a bar and takes a seat. The bartender asks what he wants to drink, but the fish doesn’t say anything. So the bartender asks, “What, cat got ...

Anglers and scientists found “tongue-eaters” parasites in the mouths of fish off Mexico and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shared by Mayra Ixchel Grano‑Maldonado Off the western coast ...

Scientists now think they know the identity of the stomach-turning creature found in a tuna tin in Nottingham. The mystery monster was the centre of much Twitter discussion on the hashtag #tunagate.

A tiny sea creature that was found by a mother in a tin of tuna chunks is a tongue-eating parasite, experts have claimed. Zoe Butler, 28, was horrified when she opened the tin of Princes tuna to ...

#92 SPECIES: Cymothoa sp. WILLIAMS FIELD NUMBER: 850630SEAd LOCATION IN/ON HOST: 5 on tongue facing out and one (fish #1) on the left flank just anterior of the anal fin SPECIMENS: 6 juveniles HOST: ...