> [!summary]- Classification
**Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md)
**Phylum**:: Arthropoda
**Subphylum**:: [Crustacea](Crustacea.md)
**Superclass**:: Multicrustacea
**Class**:: Malacostraca
**Subclass**:: Eumalacostraca
**Superorder**:: Peracarida
**Order**:: Isopoda
**Suborder**:: Cymothoida
**Superfamily**::
**Family**:: Cymothoidae
**Subfamily**::
**Genus**:: Anilocra
**Species**::
**Vernacular**:: Fish flea
## Photos
*[135 - 2023-07-22 - Grottes fauconières - Saint Cyr - France](135%20-%202023-07-22%20-%20Grottes%20fauconières%20-%20Saint%20Cyr%20-%20France.md) - Two anilocra, maybe a male (the smaller) and the female (the bigger) on a [Diplodus vulgaris - Two banded bream](Diplodus%20vulgaris%20-%20Two%20banded%20bream.md). *
## Notes
It's common to see fish with those two parasites clinging to their tail. They can also live in their mouth and even replace their tongue.
It's a very difficult task to identify the species of this parasite, especialy when the pictures are a bit blurry or too far. It can be confused with [Nerocila spp.](https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Nerocila-bivittata-Isopode-a-deux-bandes-2967).
## References
- https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Anilocra-Anilocre-166
- https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Nerocila-bivittata-Isopode-a-deux-bandes-2967
- [Découvrir la vie sous-marine - Méditerranée - Steven Weinberg](Découvrir%20la%20vie%20sous-marine%20-%20Méditerranée%20-%20Steven%20Weinberg.md) p336