Lepeophtheirus is a genus of sea louse.

The best-known species is L. salmonis, the salmon louse.

Other species include L. pectoralis, which uses flatfish as its host, particularly the European flounder,[4] and is also the type species of the genus Lepeophtheirus.

[3] Lepeophtheirus contains 122 species:[1]

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