“…These worms were recorded from one hundred and nineteen marine, brackish and freshwater fish species. 1616 Proboscis long, frequently with basal hooks larger than others .. Machado et al (1994Machado et al ( , 1995Machado et al ( , 1996, Andrade et al (2001) Kohn and Macedo (1984), Noronha et al (1986), Vicente et al (1989), Luque et al (1996a, b), Alves and Luque (1999, 2000, 2001a Family Rhadinorhynchidae Travassos, 1923 Gorgorhynchus trachinotus Noronha, Vicente, Pinto & Fábio, 1986- Abdallah et al (2002), Mogrovejo and Santos (2002), Alves et al (2003Alves et al ( , 2005, Alves and Luque (2006) Luque et al (1995Luque et al ( , 1996aLuque et al ( , b, 2003, Takemoto et al (1996), Luque and Poulin (2004), Alves et al (2005) Order Luque and Chaves (1999), Alves and Luque (1999, 2000, 2001a, Knoff et al (2001), Abdallah et al (2002), Luque et al (2002), Alves et al (2002aAlves et al ( , b, 2003, Sabas and Luque (2003), Tavares and Luque (2004b) Cezar and Amato (1998), Luque and Chaves (1999), Alves and Luque (2000, 2001a, b, 2006,…”