Symptoms

Rubbing against decor

The fish rubs against sand, stones or plants repeatedly.

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Diseases that may be associated

These signs can have several origins — this list is neither exhaustive nor a diagnosis.

Cutaneous parasitism by copepods and gills (parasitic crustaceans)

Giant manta ray, Sperm whale · Parasitic · Parasites

Uronema marinum (parasitic ciliate of octopus)

Common octopus, Day octopus · Parasitic · Parasites

Velvet disease (Oodiniosis)

Siamese fighting fish, Guppy · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on sharks

Tiger shark, Bull shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on thresher sharks

thresher shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on the nurse shark

Nurse shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on the guitar shark

Guitar Shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on the torpedo ray

Torpedo ray · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by sea lice (Lepeophtheirus and Caligus)

Salmon, Perch · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by Gyrodactylus and Polychaetus (gill monogeneans)

Salmon · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on conger eels

Conger · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on sea bass

Bar · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection of mackerel

Mackerel · Bacterial · Infectious

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on mackerel

Mackerel · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on swordfish

Swordfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on sailfish

Sailboat · Parasitic · Parasites

Velvet Disease in Sunfish

Sunfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Copepod and parasitic crustacean infestation in remoras

Remora · Parasitic · Parasites

Velvet Disease (Oodiniosis) in Seahorses

Pipefish · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in scorpionfish

Scorpionfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Velvet Disease in Angelfish

Angelfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in electric eels

Electric eel · Bacterial · Infectious

Velvet disease in goldfish

Crucian carp · Parasitic · Parasites

Copepod and parasitic crustacean infestation in Atlantic bonito

Bonito · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial Skin Infection in Pike

Pike · Bacterial · Infectious

Fish lice parasitism in trout

Trout · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and branchiurans (parasitic crustaceans)

eagle ray · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism caused by copepods and parasitic crustaceans in stingrays

Stingray · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and parasitic crustaceans in shortfin mako sharks

Mako shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Copepod and fish lice infestation in the Japanese spider crab

Japanese spider crab · Parasitic · Parasites

Sheep scrapie

Sheep, Goat · Other · Infectious

Phtiriosis (sheep lice)

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Psoroptic mange (body scabies)

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin rot

Goldfish, Siamese fighting fish · Bacterial · Infectious

Mycosis (saprolegniosis)

Siamese fighting fish, Guppy · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection of bass

Bar · Bacterial · Infectious

Sardine bacterial skin infection

Sardine · Bacterial · Infectious

Parasitism by copepods and crustaceans parasitic on sardines

Sardine · Parasitic · Parasites

Sardine fin rot

Sardine · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection of swordfish

Swordfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection of sailfish

Sailboat · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in triggerfishes

Ballista · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in gobies

Goby · Bacterial · Infectious

White Spot Disease in Rockfish

Scorpionfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Velvet disease

Goldfish, Boxfish · Parasitic · Parasites

White spot disease in lionfish

Lionfish · Parasitic · Parasites

White spot disease in surgeonfish

Surgeonfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in Butterflyfish

Butterflyfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Whitespot Disease in Angelfish

Angelfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial Skin Infection in Tench

Tench · Bacterial · Infectious

Saprolegniosis in Roach (Gill Fungus)

Roach · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in roach

Roach · Bacterial · Infectious

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in Carp (White Spot Disease)

Carp · Parasitic · Parasites

Saprolegniosis in Carp (Gill Fungus)

Carp · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Carp

Carp · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in red mullet

Red mullet · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in turbot

Turbot · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in flounder

Plaice · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin Rot in Flounder

Plaice · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Flatfish

Plaice · Bacterial · Infectious

Fin Rot in Sole

Sole · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in sole

Sole · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in cod

Cod · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in marlin

Marlin · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in bonito

Bonito · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Anchovies

Anchovy · Bacterial · Infectious

Parasitism caused by copepods and branchiurans in pike-perch

Zander · Parasitic · Parasites

White spot disease in pike

Pike · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and parasitic crustaceans in basking sharks

Basking shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in hammerhead sharks

Hammerhead shark · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Parasitism by copepods and fish lice in lobsters

European lobster · Parasitic · Parasites

Axolotl White Spot Disease

Axolotl · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and fish lice in crabs

Crab · Parasitic · Parasites

Copepod and branchiuran parasitism in spiny lobsters

Spiny Lobster · Parasitic · Parasites

Seahorse White Spot Disease

Long-snouted seahorse · Parasitic · Parasites

White Spot Disease in Clownfish

Clownfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin rot in clownfish

Clownfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Parasitism by barnacles and other parasitic crustaceans

Barnacle · Parasitic · Parasites

Pollution and Habitat Degradation in Tube Worms

Tube Worm · Environmental · Nutrition & deficiencies

Parasitism by copepods (parasitic crustaceans) of siphonophores

Siphonophore · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitic infection by copepods and branchiurans (parasitic crustaceans) in sea urchins

Sea urchin · Parasitic · Parasites

White spot disease (Ich)

Goldfish, Dusky grouper · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism caused by copepods and branchiurans (parasitic crustaceans)

Blennie, Crinoid · Parasitic · Parasites

White spot disease in parrotfish

Parrotfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin Rot in Parrotfish

Parrotfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in lionfish

Lionfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

White spot disease in butterflyfish

Butterflyfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in butterflyfishes

Butterflyfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Fin rot in angelfish

Angelfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Piranhas

Piranha · Bacterial · Infectious

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in tench

Tench · Parasitic · Parasites

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in roach (white spot disease)

Roach · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin Rot in Goldfish

Crucian carp · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in seabream

Red mullet · Parasitic · Parasites

White spot disease in flatfish

Brill · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin Rot in Turbot

Brill · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in turbot

Turbot · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin rot in turbot

Turbot · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in flatfish

Sole · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in hake

Hake · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in sea bream

Sea bream · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin Rot in Sea Bream

Sea bream · Bacterial · Infectious

White spot disease in moray eels

moray eel · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and branchiurans in horseshoe crabs

Horseshoe crab · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by copepods and branchiurans in king crabs

King crab · Parasitic · Parasites

Copepod and parasitic crustacean infestation in whale sharks

Whale shark · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in Atlantic bluefin tuna

Atlantic bluefin tuna · Bacterial · Infectious

Ich's Disease in Mudskippers

Mudskipper · Parasitic · Parasites

Dysecdysis (abnormal moulting)

Desert horned viper, Leopard gecko · Environmental · Skin & coat

Bacterial skin ulcerations of the manta ray

Giant manta ray, eagle ray · Bacterial · Infectious

Opportunistic skin mycoses of the manta ray

Giant manta ray, eagle ray · Fungal · Infectious

Columnariasis (cotton mouth disease)

Siamese fighting fish, Guppy · Bacterial · Infectious

Guitar shark gill mycosis

Guitar Shark · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin ulcerations of the torpedo ray

Torpedo ray · Bacterial · Infectious

Gill mycosis of the torpedo ray

Torpedo ray · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection of wrasse

Wrasse · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in remoras

Remora · Bacterial · Infectious

Fin rot in lionfish

Lionfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in arapaima

Arapaima · Bacterial · Infectious

Gastrointestinal roundworm parasitism in tench

Tench · Parasitic · Parasites

Gill fungal infection in bonito

Bonito · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in pike-perch

Zander · Bacterial · Infectious

Fin rot in pike

Pike · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Moray Eels

moray eel · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in sturgeon

Sturgeon · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Ulcerations in Stingrays

Stingray · Bacterial · Infectious

Basking Shark Bacterial Skin Infection

Basking shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Basidiomycosis of the Basking Shark

Basking shark · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Shortfin Mako Shark

Mako shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in the Megamouth Shark

Megamouth Shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Garden Eels

Garden eel · Bacterial · Infectious

Skin lesions linked to sunburns (photolesions)

Giant manta ray · Environmental · Skin & coat

Chorioptic mange (paw scabies)

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Thresher Shark Bacterial Skin Infection

thresher shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Thresher shark gill mycosis

thresher shark · Fungal · Infectious

Ichthyobodo (black gill disease)

Salmon, Perch · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection of conger eel

Conger · Bacterial · Infectious

Mackerel gill mycosis

Mackerel · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in barracuda

Barracuda · Bacterial · Infectious

Fin Rot in Seahorses

Pipefish · Bacterial · Infectious

Roundworm infection in scorpionfish (gastrointestinal parasitism)

Scorpionfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Fin Rot in Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Fin Rot in Butterfly Fish

Butterflyfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Turbot

Brill · Bacterial · Infectious

Gastrointestinal parasitism in flounder (roundworms)

Plaice · Parasitic · Parasites

Gastrointestinal parasitism in sole (roundworms)

Sole · Parasitic · Parasites

Copepod and parasitic crustacean infestation in hake

Hake · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial Skin Infection in Lemon Sharks

Lemon shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Axolotl Gill Fungus

Axolotl · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Whale Sharks

Whale shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Parasitism caused by copepods and parasitic crustaceans in starfish

Starfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Shark gill mycosis

Tiger shark, Bull shark · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection of nurse shark

Nurse shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection of the torpedo ray

Torpedo ray · Bacterial · Infectious

Swordfish gill mycosis

Swordfish · Fungal · Infectious

Dropsy in Sunfish

Sunfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Gastrointestinal parasitism in lionfish (roundworms)

Lionfish · Parasitic · Parasites

Furunculosis in catfish

Catfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Gastrointestinal roundworm parasitism in roach

Roach · Parasitic · Parasites

Gastrointestinal parasitism in crucian carp

Crucian carp · Parasitic · Parasites

Fungal gill infection in hake

Hake · Fungal · Infectious

Gill fungal infection in sturgeon

Sturgeon · Fungal · Infectious

Seahorse Gill Fungal Infection

Long-snouted seahorse · Fungal · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in oarfish

Oarfish · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in mudskippers

Mudskipper · Bacterial · Infectious

Vibrio infection in octopus

Common octopus, Day octopus · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Bacterial skin infection of guitar shark

Guitar Shark · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Lemon shark pneumonia

Lemon shark · Bacterial · Infectious

Skin mycoses of sea snakes

Sea snake · Fungal · Infectious

Gastrointestinal parasitism in electric eels (roundworms)

Electric eel · Parasitic · Parasites

Infectious stomatitis in moray eels

moray eel · Bacterial · Infectious

Parasitic infection by copepods and branchiurans

Sea Cucumber · Parasitic · Parasites

Zinc deficiency

Sheep, Goat · Other · Skin & coat

Salmon furunculosis

Salmon · Bacterial · Infectious

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