Comprehensive Statistical Atlas of Diseases in Marine Aquatic Animals (Saltwater Fish & Seafood

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Comprehensive Statistical Atlas of Diseases in Marine Aquatic Animals (Saltwater Fish & Seafood)

This scientific and veterinary-standard reference compiles detailed information on infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, parasitic infections, nutritional deficiencies, systemic disorders, cancers, and more in saltwater aquatic animals including fish, shellfish, and other seafood. All information is categorized by organ system, providing a structured overview with comparison tables for each.

Each disease entry includes:

English and Latin Name of Disease
Etiological Agent (Virus [enveloped/non-enveloped, structure], Bacteria [Gram +/−, morphology], Fungi [structure], Parasites [structure])
Affected Organs or Entire Body
Lesions/Pathologies in Affected Sites
Typical Age at Infection
Affected Animal Group (young, adult, male, female, gravid, larval, spawning, brooding)
Season of Occurrence
Estimated Survival Rate
Treatment (active pharmaceutical ingredients)
Vaccination (vaccine name and type, if available)

🧠 Nervous System Diseases

Disease Name	Latin Name	Pathogen	Structure	Organs Affected	Lesions	Age	Animal Type	Season	Survival Rate	Treatment (API)	Vaccine (Type)
Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN)	Betanodavirus spp.	Virus	Non-enveloped, ssRNA, icosahedral	Brain, Retina	Neuronal vacuolation, necrosis	Larvae, juvenile	All marine finfish	Summer	<30%	No specific antiviral	Inactivated VNN vaccine
Streptococcal Encephalitis	Streptococcus iniae	Bacterium	Gram+, coccus	Brain, Meninges	Abscesses, inflammation	Adult	Grouper, seabass	Summer	~50%	Florfenicol	In development (killed)

🫁 Gill & Respiratory System

Disease Name	Latin Name	Pathogen	Type/Structure	Organs Affected	Lesions	Age	Species	Season	Survival Rate	Treatment	Vaccine
Branchiomycosis	Branchiomyces spp.	Fungus	Septate hyphae	Gills	Necrosis, infarcts	Juvenile to adult	Catfish, snapper	Spring–Summer	Low	Copper sulfate	No
Amoebic Gill Disease	Neoparamoeba perurans	Protozoan	Amoeboid	Gills	Hyperplasia, mucus production	Post-smolt	Atlantic salmon	Summer	Medium	Freshwater bath	None

💗 Cardiovascular & Hematopoietic System

Disease	Latin	Agent	Type	Organs	Lesions	Age	Species	Season	Survival	Treatment	Vaccine
Infectious Salmon Anemia	Orthomyxovirus	Virus	Enveloped, segmented RNA	Circulatory system	Anemia, hemorrhage	Grow-out	Salmonids	Cold season	<20%	Supportive	Inactivated virus
Hemorrhagic Septicemia	Aeromonas hydrophila	Bacterium	Gram−, rod	Heart, blood vessels	Petechiae, edema	Juvenile–adult	Groupers, catfish	Warm season	40–70%	Oxytetracycline	Yes (killed)

🧬 Digestive & Hepatobiliary System

Disease	Latin	Agent	Structure	Organs	Lesions	Age	Species	Season	Survival	Treatment	Vaccine
Bacillary Necrosis	Edwardsiella ictaluri	Bacteria	Gram−, rod	Liver, gut	Hepatic necrosis	Fry–adult	Catfish	Spring	Moderate	Florfenicol	Yes (live)
Cryptobiosis	Cryptobia spp.	Protozoa	Flagellated	Intestine, liver	Ulcers, inflammation	All ages	Eel, seabass	Summer	Variable	Dimetridazole	No
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia	Novirhabdovirus spp.	Virus	Enveloped, bullet-shaped	Liver, spleen, gut	Hemorrhage, necrosis	All	Trout, pike	Spring	Low	Supportive	DNA vaccine (trial)

🦴 Musculoskeletal System

Disease	Cause	Pathogen Type	Organs	Lesions	Age	Animal Type	Season	Survival	Treatment	Vaccine
Skeletal Deformity	Vitamin C Deficiency	Nutritional	Skeletal	Lordosis, scoliosis	Juvenile	Salmonids	Year-round	Medium	Ascorbic acid	None
Mycobacteriosis	Mycobacterium marinum	Bacterium	Acid-fast rods	Muscle, bone	Granulomatous inflammation	Adult	Marine ornamentals	All seasons	Low	Rifampin

💩 Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders

Disease	Cause	Organs	Lesions	Age	Species	Season	Survival Rate	Treatment	Vaccine
Vitamin A Deficiency	Malnutrition	Eyes, skin	Vision loss, rough skin	Fry	Marine fish	All	Moderate	Retinol supplement	None
Thiamine Deficiency	Thiaminase in raw fish diet	Brain, muscle	Seizures, muscle spasms	Spawning	Salmon	Spring	Medium	Thiamine HCl	No

🦠 Systemic & Neoplastic Conditions

Disease	Latin Name	Agent	Pathogen Structure	Organs	Lesions	Age	Species	Season	Survival	Treatment	Vaccine
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome	Aphanomyces invadans	Fungus	Aseptate mycelium	Skin, muscle	Deep ulcers	All	Freshwater/brackish fish	Rainy	Low	Banned antifungals	None
Lymphocystis Disease	Lymphocystivirus	Virus	DNA, cytoplasmic inclusion	Skin, fins	Tumor-like nodules	Juvenile–adult	Seabass, goby	All	High	Not needed	No
Liver Cancer (Hepatoma)	Unknown	Possibly viral/toxic	Neoplastic	Liver	Tumor masses	Older fish	Trout, flatfish	All	Variable	None

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