Redescriptions of two species of Lernanthropus [Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Lernanthropidae] parasitic on teleost marine fishes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Two species of Lernanthropus de Blainville, 1822 parasitic on the sparid fish Pagrus pagrus L., 1758 and the sciaenid fish Umbrina canosai Berg, 1895, respectively, from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are redescribed and illustrated: L. caudatus Wilson, 1922, and L. leidyi Wilson, 1922. The male specimens of L. caudatus are described for the first time. There are new geographical and host records for these Lernanthropus species.