Figure 4 in Factors linked to temporal and spatial variation in the metazoan parasite communities of green jack Caranx caballus (Günther 1868) (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Pacific coast of Mexico

Figure 4. Distinction of Caranx caballus stocks on the Pacific coast of Mexico using parasites as biological tags. (Inset: matrix of classification coefficient values for parasites of C. caballus that allow to differentiate stocks of this host; * indicates the importance of each species of parasite in distinguishing between locations). Dact, Dactylostomum winteri and Caro, Caligus robustus identified hosts from Zihuatanejo; this last copepod also differentiated fish from Puerto Vicente. Buce, Bucephalus varicus and Psca, Pseudopecoeloides carangi were the most important parasite species to identify hosts from Acapulco Bay. Allo, Allopyragraphorus caballeroi and Gnat = Gnathia sp. were the most important parasite species for assigning fish to Marquelia. Psse, Pseudomazocraes selene and Caal = Caligus alalongae allowed identification of the largest number of hosts from Zapotalito.