Marine Velvet
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. Name & Classification Common Names: Marine Velvet, Gold Dust Disease, Coral Reef Fish Disease Scientific Name: Amyloodinium ocellatum Type: Parasitic Dinoflagellate (Algal Protozoan) 2. Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Affects marine fish, leading to a dusty or velvety appearance on the skin. Color: Fine yellowish or gold dust-like […]
Flukes
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Names: Flukes, Skin Flukes, Gill Flukes Scientific Names: Neobenedenia spp. (skin flukes), Dactylogyrus spp. (gill flukes), Gyrodactylus spp. Type: Parasitic Flatworms (Monogenean Trematodes) 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Microscopic, flat, and often transparent worms that attach to fish skin or gills. […]
Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)
Pest Diseases 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Names: Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE), Hole-in-the-Head Disease Scientific Terminology: Chronic Ulcerative Dermatopathy Type: Non-infectious skin condition affecting marine fish 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Development of small pits or erosions around the head and along the lateral line of the fish. Color: […]
Marine Ich
Add Call to ActionHeading Here Call To Action Button Home Blog Blog post 1 🦠 Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) 1. Name/Common Name Common Name: Marine Ich, Saltwater Ich, White Spot Disease Scientific Name: Cryptocaryon irritans 2. Category Protozoan Parasite 3. Description Single-celled ciliated protozoan Appears as tiny white cysts or bumps on fish skin, fins, […]