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title: "Scary sea lice cymithoa!"  
description: "A brief explanation about sea lice cymithoa and its bizarre facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-13  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3213/scary-sea-lice-cymithoa  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["sea lice", "cymithoa", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Scary sea lice cymithoa!

![Scary sea lice cymithoa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d820c15b-754c-4724-9155-af25139f2ef8/images/752d7676-8dd5-40bf-a32a-d44ee2006bcb.jpeg) ![Scary sea lice cymithoa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d820c15b-754c-4724-9155-af25139f2ef8/images/1427b2e4-8022-4401-bb6f-5200a41191a5.jpeg) Cymithoa exigua, popularly known as sea lice, is a crustacean that lives in all oceans and clings to the skin of fish to feed on their blood. ![Scary sea lice cymithoa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d820c15b-754c-4724-9155-af25139f2ef8/images/6c4d5fb3-636a-42d1-bfc1-8c1ed9563440.jpeg) They can cause severe health problems for fish, including anaemia, weight loss, and even death, resulting in economic losses. ![Scary sea lice cymithoa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d820c15b-754c-4724-9155-af25139f2ef8/images/e1673914-4528-4902-958a-d1e48b672acb.jpeg) They infect the gills, and head of stressed or weakened fish, bite into the animal's skin and suck its blood. ![Scary sea lice cymithoa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d820c15b-754c-4724-9155-af25139f2ef8/images/69583b56-da23-424a-ae3c-aedf8426f0d8.jpeg) They are a major issue for both fish and fish producers. ![Scary sea lice cymithoa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d820c15b-754c-4724-9155-af25139f2ef8/images/908c7826-af79-4652-8d9d-80e9b7cdd027.jpeg) In some regions, their numbers are expanding, which is having a severe influence on wild fish populations.

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