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Species Susceptible to Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has removed the requirement for an import permit for aquatic animal species susceptible to epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS).

The following table lists species that are susceptible to EUS. For a complete list of species that require import permits, see the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals table.

Please note that EUS is an immediately notifiable disease. This means that laboratories must notify the CFIA of any suspected or confirmed cases.

Table of Species Susceptible to Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome Only
Taxonomic Name Common name
Acanthopagrus australis surf bream
Acanthopagrus berda goldsilk seabream
Alosa sapidissima American shad
Ambassis agassizii agassiz's olive glassfish
Amniataba percoides barred grunter
Anabas testudineus climbing perch
Archosargus probatocephalus sheepshead
Aseraggodes macleayanus narrowbanded sole
Bairdiella chrysoura silver perch
Barbonymus gonionotus java barab; silver barb
Barbus paludinosus straightfin barb
Barbus poechii dashtail barb
Barbus thamalakanensis thamalakane barb
Barbus unitaeniatus slender barb
Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic menhaden
Brycinus lateralis stripped robber
Channa striata striped snakehead
Cirrhinus mrigala mrigal carp
Clarias batrachus Philippine catfish
Clarias gariepinus North African catfish
Clarias ngamensis blunt-toothed African catfish
Colisa lalia dwarf gourami
Fundulus heteroclitus mummichog
Fundulus majalis striped killifish
Gibelion catla catla
Glossamia aprion mouth almighty
Glossogobius giuris tank goby
Hepsetus odoe kafue pike
Hydrocynus vittatus tiger fish
Kurtus gulliveri nurseryfish
Labeo cylindricus redeye labeo
Labeo lunatus upper zambezi labeo
Labeo rohita rohu labeo
Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch
Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove red snapper
Marcusenius macrolepidotus bulldog
Melanotaenia splendida eastern rainbow fish
Micralestes acutidens sharptooth tetra
Monopterus albus Asian swamp eel
Mugil cephalus flathead grey mullet
Mugil curema white mullet
Nematalosa erebi Australian river gizzard shad
Oreochromis andersonii three spotted tilapia
Oreochromis macrochir longfin tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia
Osphronemus gouramy giant gourami
Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod
Oxyeleotris marmorata marble goby
Petrocephalus catostoma churchill
Platycephalus fuscus dusky flathead
Pogonias cromis black drum
Puntius sophore pool barb
Rhodeus ocellatus rosy bitterling
Sargochromis codringtonii green happy
Sargochromis giardi pink happy
Scardinius erythrophthalmus rudd
Scatophagus argus spotted scat
Schilbe intermedius silver catfish
Schilbe mystus African butter catfish
Scleropages jardini Australian bonytongue
Scortum barcoo barcoo grunter
Selenotoca multifasciata spotbanded scat
Serranochromis angusticeps thinface cichlid
Serranochromis carlottae rainbow happy
Serranochromis robustus yellow-belly bream
Sillago ciliata sand sillago
Strongylura krefftii long tom
Tilapia rendalli redbreast tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii banded tilapia
Toxotes chatareus spotted archerfish
Toxotes lorentzi primitive archerfish
Trichogaster pectoralis snakeskin gourami
Trichogaster trichopterus three spot gourami
Tridentiger obscurus dusky tripletooth goby
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