Heterophyes nocens
Heterophyes nocens is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae. Distribution. This species occurs in: Life cycle. The first intermediate hosts of "Heterophyes nocens" include brackish water snail "Cerithideopsilla cingulata". The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: "Mugil cephalus", and "Acanthogobius flavimanus". Natural definitive hosts are fish-eating animals: cats, and humans. It can infect humans when eating raw fish. Experimental definitive hosts are: dogs and cats.