Common Viral Diseases of Selected Fish Orders and Families
Virus | Cyprinidae | Characiformes | Loricariidae | Cichlidae | Poeciliidae | Osphronemidae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhabdovirus | ||||||
Spring viremia of carp | Koi, goldfish | Guppy Poecilia reticulata (experimental infection) | ||||
Herpesviruses | ||||||
Carp pox | Koi | |||||
Koi herpesvirus | Koi | √ | ||||
Herpesviral hematopoietic necrosis | Goldfish | |||||
Iridoviruses | ||||||
Megalocytivirus | √ | Piranha | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Lymphocystivirus | √ | |||||
Note: Susceptibility of specific families of fish to specific pathogens is implied; however, the absence of mention of a specific pathogen does not mean that other families of fish are not susceptible. | ||||||