hole-in-head disease

hole-in-head disease
1) head and lateral line erosion (a nutritional deficiency seen in aquarium fish, usually of vitamin C, aggravated by stress and poor water quality. Holes develop in the head and and sometimes along the lateral line. Death may result. Also called lateral line disease)
2) enteric septicaemia (a disease caused by the bacterium Ewardsiella ictaluri affecting fingerling and yearling catfish. Characterised by a raised or open ulcer on the frontal bone, hence the alternate name of hole-in-head disease)

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