Identify the ectoparasite from the following.

Hagfish

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Stingray

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Tuna

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Frog

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Solution

The correct option is A Hagfish
Ectoparasites are organisms that live on the skin of a living host, from which they derive their nutrition. Hagfishes are typically deep-sea scavengers, which also feed on sunken carcasses by burrowing inside them via an orifice or wound.

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