Species Affected
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services has listed the following fish as VHS-susceptible species. This is based on species that 1) have been found in freshwater locations in the U.S. and/or Canada, 2) have been found to be infected by VHS virus under natural (i.e., non-experimental) conditions of exposure, and 3) have had VHS virus isolated by cell culture, and molecular diagnostic confirmation. The interstate movement of these species is also regulated by the USDA APHIS.
VHS Susceptible Species List (September 9, 2008)
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Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus |
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Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus |
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Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus |
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Brown bullhead Ictalurus nebulosus |
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Brown trout Salmo trutta |
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Burbot Lota lota |
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Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus |
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Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
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Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides |
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Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens |
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Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum |
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Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis |
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Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides |
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Muskellunge Esox masquinongy |
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Northern pike Esox lucius |
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Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus |
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Rainbow trout Onchorhynchus mykiss |
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Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris |
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Round goby Neogobius melanostomus |
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Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum |
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Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum |
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Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu |
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Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius |
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Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus |
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Walleye Sander vitreus |
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White bass Morone chrysops |
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White perch Morone americana |
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Yellow perch Perca flavescens |
Images used with permission from: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System, Kraft CE, Carlson DM, Carlson M. 2006. Inland Fishes of New York (online), version 4.0. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Ted Walke, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.