Head and lateral line erosion, also known as HLLE, hole-in-the-head disease, or HITH, is a fish disease that affects both freshwater and marine fish in captivity. Sometimes marine head and lateral line erosion or MHLLE is used to refer to the marine version, though the causes and treatments for each are similar. Among freshwater fish, it affects cichlids and angelfish, with Oscars developing the disease more frequently than other related fish. Angelfish, tangs, and groupers, and to a lesser degree lionfish, damselfish, and clownfish are susceptible in marine aquaria.
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