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o Red sea bream iridoviral disease
o Koi herpesvirus disease (KHV)
All of these diseases have been
studied to see which fish species are
susceptible Only three diseases
mention ornamental fish among the
susceptible species, SVC, EUS and
KHV.
Spring Viraemia of Carp
Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC) is a
disease caused by a Rhabodvirus,
which can be found in carp-like fishes
only: common carp including koi
(Cyprinus carpio), crucian carp
(Carassius carassius), sheatfish (also
known as European catfish or wels)
(Silurus glanis), silver carp
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), bighead
carp (Aristichthys nobilis), grass carp
(white amur) (Ctenopharyngodon
Healthy lionhead oranda, free of SVC.
Photo: Tung Hoi Aquarium.
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idella), goldfish (Carassius auratus),
orfe (Leuciscus idus), and tench (Tinca
tinca).
Outbreaks are known to have occurred
in Europe, the USA and Asia, including
China in ornamentals such as goldfish
and koi. The mortality due to this
disease is high, in young fish it can
reach 70%, and for this reason it is
perfectly understandable that
measures are taken, especially if we
think of the importance of carp as food
fish. Unfortunately SVC and other
diseases do not make a distinction
between carp sold as an ornamental
fish or as a food fish.
Epizotic Ulcerative Syndrome
Epizotic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) is
a disease which is present in large
parts of Southeast Asia in a wide
variety of fish: yellowfin
seabream
(Acantopagrus
australis), climbing
perch (Anabas
testudineus), eels
(Anguillidae), bagrid
catfishes (Bagridae),
silver perch (Bidyanus
bidyanus), Atlantic
menhaden (Brevoortia
tyrannus), jacks
(Caranx spp.), catla
(Catla catla), striped
snakehead (Channa
striatus), mrigal
(Cirrhinus mrigala),
torpedo-shaped
catfishes (Clarius spp.),
halfbeaks flying fishes