Tongue-eating parasite arrives in UK after being brought in with box of fish

Tongue-eating parasite arrives in UK after being brought in with box of fish

The ‘tongue-eating louse’ is typically found in Mexico (Picture: Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority)
A parasite known as ‘the tongue-eating louse’ has been discovered among an import of fish.
Cymothoa exigua, a parasitic isopod, is typically found south of the Gulf of California.
The creepy creature can infect a fish then sever the blood vessels in the animal’s tongue, causing it to fall…

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