Aquatic Animals
A section of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Section Information
Animals (ISSN 2076-2615) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal devoted entirely to animals, including zoology and veterinary sciences.
The Section Aquatic Animals of Animals will publish original research articles, short communications or reviews dealing with aquatic animals (fishes, whales and dolphins, tunicates and lancelets, echinoderms, molluscs, crustaceans, aquatic insects, parasites and bacteria, and so on). The section aims to disseminate scientific research on aquatic animals in the broadest definition with modern approaches to a wide audience. Special issues within this section have covered topics on microbiota, nutrition, and pathogen/stress response in aquatic animals as well as applied topics such as aquatic animal welfare, sustainable aquaculture and conservation. As an open access journal, Animals provides a publication process permitting rapid dissemination of impactful research to the wider scientific community. As Animals enjoys a wide audience, it is important to ensure all technical data are made accessible to all readers.
A vast range of topics of interest for each aquatic sciences specialty is welcome in the section Aquatic Animals of the prestigious journal Animals.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Hormonal Control of Fish Reproduction: Insights From Molecular Endocrinology (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Fish and Fisheries Under Ecosystem Changes (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Sustainable Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Fish Nutrition, Physiology and Management: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Polluted Environments: Effects of Chemicals and Mixtures on Fish Physiology and Biochemistry (Deadline: 12 June 2026)
- Ecophysiology for Sustainable Crustacean Aquaculture (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Developments in Environmental Physiology, Nutrition Physiology, and Immunity Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Optimizing Farm-Raised Fish Production: Nutritional Requirements, Precision Feed Formulations, Sustainable Feeding Strategies, and Health and Welfare (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Aquatic Animal Medicine and Pathology 2nd Edition: Host–Pathogen Interactions (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advancing Sustainable Aquaculture: Enhancing Production Methods, Innovating Feeds, Promoting Animal Welfare and Minimizing Environmental Impact—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Bacterial and Viral Diseases in Aquatic Animals: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Innovations in Aquaculture: New Technologies, Culture Systems and Integration of Emerging Species (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Fish Toxicology and Pharmacology (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Morphological, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Advances in Fish Skin 3.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Ecology of Aquatic Crustaceans: Crabs, Shrimps and Lobsters (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Fish Reproductive Biology in a Changing Environment (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- New Nutritional Strategies for Inducing Growth and Controlling Diseases in Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Fish Diseases and Healthy Farming (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Physiological Responses of Fishes to Nutrition Management and Environmental Stresses—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Molecular Genetics in Aquaculture: Practical Applications for Sustainable Production (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Aquatic Organisms Biomarkers in Toxicology: Assessing Exposure and Effects (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Advances in Fish Immunology: Novel Strategies for Disease Prevention (Deadline: 16 August 2026)
- Developmental Genetics of Adaptation in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Application of Multi-Omics Analysis to Fish Nutrition, Health and Welfare (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Fish Cognition and Behaviour (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Environmental Influence in Physiological, Endocrine and Oxidative Stress Responses in Fish (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Integrative Approaches to Health, Physiology, and Disease Management in Aquatic Species (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Enhancing Aquatic Animal Health Through Feed Additives (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Integrative Stress Physiology and Toxicological Responses of Aquatic Organisms to Emerging Contaminants (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Genomics, Evolution, and Biodiversity of Fishes (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- The Invasive Blue Crab: Implications for Fisheries, Aquaculture and One Health Perspective (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Environmental Adaptation and Metabolic Regulation in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Emerging Environmental Challenges: Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Aquatic Fauna (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Applications of Probiotics in Aquaculture (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Microplastics in Aquatic Animals: Investigating Ingestion, Accumulation, and Health Effects (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Environmental Pollutant Effects on the Physiological and Immune Functions of Aquatic Animals: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Feed Additives and Functional Ingredients for Aquaculture Health and Performance (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Fish Gut Microbiota and Host Health: Current Advances and Emerging Frontiers (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Biotechnological Applications for Sustainable Aquatic Animal Production (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Smart Nutrition as a Driver of Sustainable, Resilient, and Circular Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Behavioral Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals: Advances in Aquaculture and Breeding (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Molecular Pathways of Fish Immune Responses (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Microbial Communities and Host Immunity for Resilient and Sustainable Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Phylogeography, Speciation, and Molecular Evolution in Freshwater Aquatic Fauna (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Additives in Fish Stress: Comparative Endocrine and Physiological Responses (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Morphological and Physiological Research on Fish: Second Edition (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Research on Fish Population Dynamics (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Redefining Aquaculture Nutrition: Innovations in Novel Ingredients, Functional Feeds, and Precision Feeding (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Sustainable Aquaculture: A Functional Genomic Perspective (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Genetic and Genomic Mechanisms Underlying Economically Important Traits in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Marine Vertebrates and Invertebrates: Biology and Ecology in a Changing Environment (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Fish Physiology in the Face of Climate Change: Stress, Survival, and Adaptation Strategies (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Functional Modulators of Mucosal Health in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Immune Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals: Genomic and Transcriptomic Perspectives (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Sustainable Nutrition and Breeding Management for Economically Important Aquaculture Fish Species (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Low-Trophic Organisms and Derived Ingredients in Aquaculture Nutrition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Fish Reproduction and Development (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Fish: Diagnostic Challenges, Therapeutic Options and Preventive Strategies (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Emerging Disease Surveillance, Rapid Diagnostics and Green Alternatives for Aquatic Animal Health (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advanced Research in Prevention and Control of Aquatic Animal Diseases (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Small-Scale Artisanal Fisheries, Inland Aquaculture on Saline–Alkali Land, and Sea Ranch Fisheries (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Current Research on Shrimp Viruses: Pathogenesis, Detection, and Control in a Changing Aquaculture Landscape (Deadline: 1 March 2027)
- Functional Feeds to Enhance Health and Disease Resistance in Aquaculture Species (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Recent Research on Shellfish Aquaculture and Reproduction—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 July 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
