sea lice

Salmon farm pests

Sea lice are tiny crustaceans that parasitize fish, particularly salmon, feeding on their skin, mucus, and blood.

In fish farming, sea lice infestations cause significant economic damage and welfare concerns.

The term also refers to the stinging sensation swimmers experience from larval jellyfish or sea anemones trapped against the skin, technically called seabather's eruption: I broke out in a rash from sea lice after swimming near the reef.

parasite

ectoparasite

Organism feeding on host externally

hostOne receiving guests
attachmentConnection or fondness
feedingGiving food to

blood · mucus · tissue · gill · skin · lesion · infection · larvae · lifecycle · transmission

aquaculture

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

infestationPest takeover situation
fish farmEnclosure for cultivating aquatic animals
penInk-filled writing tool

outbreak · treatment · delousing · cleaner fish · lumpfish · wrasse · pesticide · resistance · mortality · economic loss

crustacean

copepod

Minute planktonic crustacean

arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure

molting · larval stages · appendages · antennae · thorax · segmented · planktonic · free-swimming · attachment · metamorphosis

dermatitis

rash

Heedless or skin irritation

itchUrge to scratch
stingSharp wound from insect
inflammationProtective tissue response

redness · swelling · irritation · burning · blistering · pustules · hives · swimmer's itch · welts · prickling

sea lice

ectoparasite

salmon

copepod

rash

sea lice

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