COPEPODS OF THE GENUS LERNANTHROPUS DE-BL AINVILLE, 1822, PARASITES ON MARINE FISH FROM SENEGAL

The biology of parasitic copepods on marine fishes from Senegal has be en the subject of a current research programme. Several species were c ollected. This first faunal and morphological account reports on the s pecies of the genus Lernanthropus de Blainville, 1822 which is common in marine waters of Senegal. Fourteen species are recorded. Two new sp ecies are described: Lernanthropus senegalensis and L. toguebayei foun d on the gills of Brachydeuterus auritus (Pomadasyidae) and Galeoides decadactylus (Polynemidae), respectively. Descriptions were made by us ing light and scanning electron microscopy.