Abstract
Neoechinorhynchus cribbi sp.n. (Neoechinorhynchidae) is described from the marine fish Liza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) from Karachi coast, Pakistan. The new species is distinguished from all other species of the genus Neoechinorhynchus by a combination of characters and the most significant being overlapping of the testes. It is specifically separated from all the other species of the genus Neoechinorhynchus by a combination of characters including body size, proboscis size, lengths of proboscis hooks, length of lemnisci, egg size and size of bursa. This is the tenth species of genus Neoechinorhynchus being reported from Pakistan.

Mehtab Ibrahim, Aly Khan, Nasira Khatoon. (2020) ON A NEW SPECIES NEOECHINORHYNCHUS CRIBBI (EOACANTHOCEPHALA: NEOECHINORHYNCHIDAE) IN MARINE FISH LIZA SUBVIRIDIS (VALENCIENNES, 1836) FROM KARACHI COAST, PAKISTAN, , Volume 17, Issue 1.
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