Table 2.
Example of fungal infections in wild fish population.
| Host (Family) | Pathogen | Location | Prevalence | Mortality | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALMONIDS | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook Salmon) | Saprolegnia parasitica | Columbian & Snake Rivers, | – | 22% | Neitzel et al., 2004 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow Trout) | United States of America. | ||||
| Salmo salar (Atlantic Salmon) | Saprolegnia diclina | River North Esk, Scotland. | 30% | – | Roberts et al., 1972 |
| Salmo trutta (Sea Trout) | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Sphaerothecum destruens | Sacramento River, United States of America. | 32% | – | Arkush et al., 1998 |
| CLUPEDIDS | |||||
| Clupea harengus (Bony Herring) | Ichthyophonus hoferi | Skagerrak-Kattegat Area, Sweden. | 1.1% | 8.9% | Rahimian and Thulin, 1996 |
| CHARACIDS | |||||
| Astyanax eigenmanniorum | Saprolegnia parasitica | Central Argentina. | 95% | – | Mancini et al., 2008 |
| Astyanax fasciatus | |||||
| CICHLIDS | |||||
| Sargochromis giardia (Pink Bream) | Aphanomyces invadans (EUS) | Zambezi River System, Africa. | 3–37.5% | – | Huchzermeyer and Van der Waal, 2012; Nsonga et al., 2013 |
| Brycinus lateralis (Stripped Robber) | |||||
| CYPRINIDS | |||||
| Pseudorasbora parva (Topmouth Gudgeon) | Sphaerothecum destruens | Meuse River, Netherlands. | 67–74% | – | Spikmans et al., 2013 |
| Leucaspius delineates (Belica) | Sphaerothecum destruens | Stoneham Lakes system, United Kingdom. | 5% | – | Andreou et al., 2011 |
| PERCIDIDS | |||||
| Leiopotherapon unicolor (Spangled Perch) | Aphanomyces invadans (EUS) | Murray-Darling River System, Australia. | 10% (2008) | – | Boys et al., 2012 |
| Macquaria ambigua (Golden Perch) | 29% (2010) | ||||