The Penaeus vannamei solinvivirus (PvSV) has recently emerged as a virus of growing concern in shrimp aquaculture, often detected in association with mortality events involving other viral pathogens. Although its role as a primary etiological agent remains unresolved, surveillance studies across Latin America have reported remarkably high prevalence rates, ranging from 75% to 100%. Given this widespread occurrence, we hypothesized that PvSV sequences would also be detectable in publicly available transcriptomic resources. To test this, we systematically screened transcriptomic datasets derived from diverse P. vannamei studies deposited in public repositories. Reads were mapped against the PvSV reference genome, resulting in the recovery of four complete PvSV genomes, the earliest dating back to 2005 from samples originating in Hawaii. Comparative analyses revealed 91–93% nucleotide identity with previously reported PvSV and Wenzhou shrimp virus 8 (WzSV8) genotypes. These findings demonstrate that PvSV has been circulating undetected in cultured shrimp for nearly two decades and has been inadvertently included in multiple transcriptomic studies. Our results underscore the importance of incorporating PvSV screening into routine surveillance and shed light on its evolutionary trajectory and global dissemination within P. vannamei populations.