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By Western Fisheries Research Center August 28, 2018

Sockeye Salmon

Lost River Sucker

Pacific Herring

Ichthyophonus

Quagga mussel

Many species are studied at the Western Fisheries Research Center.  These species include bacteria, birds, fish, invertebrates, parasites, plants, and viruses. The list contains both common and scientific names, and where each are being studied on the WFRC landscape.

SPECIES STUDIED

 

BACTERIA

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Edwardsiellosis agent Edwardsiella piscicida X      
Bacterial cold water disease agent Flavobacterium psychrophilum X      
Piscine francisellosis agent Francisella noatunensis        
Bacterial kidney disease agent Renibacterium salmoninarum X      
Vibriosis agent Vibrio anguillarum X      

BIRDS

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii     X  

FISH

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris     X  
White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus     X  
Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus     X  
American shad Alosa sapidissima X X X  
Pacific sandlance Amodytes hexapterus X X X  
White River desert suckers Catostomus clarki       X
Klamath largescale sucker Catostomus snyderi X     X
Shortnose sucker Chasmistes brevirostris X     X
Pacific herring Clupea pallasii   X    
Asian carp Cyprinus carpio     X  
Koi (Ornamental common carp) Cyprinus carpio X      
Zebrafish Danio rerio X      
Lost River sucker Deltistes luxatus X     X
Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax   X X  
Pahranagat roundtail chub Gila robusta       X
Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis        
Surf smelt Hypomesus pretiosus   X X  
Delta smelt Hypomesus transpacificus     X  
Silver carp Hypopgthalmichthys molitrix     X  
Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis     X  
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus     X  
Pacific lamprey Lampetra tridentata X   X  
White River spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis       X
Spinedace Lepidomeda altivelis     X  
Big Spring spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis     X  
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu X   X  
Spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus     X  
Moapa dace Moapa coriacea     X  
Striped bass Morone saxatilis     X  
Peamouth chub Mylocheilus     X  
Cutthroat trout Oncorhnychus clarkii X   X  
Yellowstone cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri X      
Coastal cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii X   X  
Westslope cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi X      
Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha X      
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta X   X  
Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch X   X X
Rainbow trout/Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss X   X X
Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka X      
Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha X   X X
Yellow perch Perca flavescens X     X
Sand roller Percopsistransmontana     X  
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas       X
Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni X   X  
Northern pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis     X  
Amur Goby Rhinogobius brunneus     X  
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar X      
Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus     X  
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus X   X X
Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma X      
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush     X  
Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus X   X  
Rockfish (Brown) Sebastes auriculatus   X X  
Rockfish (Copper) Sebastes caurinus   X X  
Walleye Stizostedion vitreum     X  

INVERTEBRATES

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Asian clam Corbicula fluminea     X  
Quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis     X  
Zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha     X  
Siberian prawn Palaemon modestus     X  
Opposum shrimp Neomysis mercedis     X  
Rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus     X  
Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus     X  
New Zealand Mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum X   X  
Copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi     X  
Oligochaete Tubifex tubifex X      

PARASITES

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Ceratomyxosis agent Ceratonova shasta X      
Ichthyobodo Ichthyobodo sp. X      
Ichthyophonus disease agent Ichthyophonus hoferi X X    
Nanophyetus salmincola None assigned   X    
Whirling disease agent Myxobolus cerebralis X      
Salmonid Intranuclear Microsporidosis agent Nucleospora salmonis X      

PLANTS

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Eurasian milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum     X  

VIRUSES

Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
           
Aquareoviruses Aquareovirus A, B, C X      
Hirame rhabdovirus Hirame rhabdovirus X      
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus X      
Pike fry rhabdovirus Pike fry rhabdovirus X      
Spring viremia of carp virus Spring viremia of carp virus X      
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus X X    
Pacific salmon paramyxovirus None assigned X      
Erythrocytic necrosis virus None assigned X X    
Infectious salmon anemia virus None assigned X      
Piscine orthoreovirus Piscine orthoreovirus X      
Cutthroat trout virus None assigned X      
Pacific salmon paramyxovirus None assigned X      
Fathead minnow nidovirus Fathead minnow nidovirus 1 X      
Fathead minnow picornavirus None assigned X      
Erythrocytic inclusion body virus None assigned X      

Emerging Viruses

 

WFRC - Laboratory and Field Station Acronyms

HSL - Headquarters, Seattle Laboratory, Seattle WA

MMFS - Marrowstone Marine Field Station, Nordland, WA

CRRL - Columbia River Research Laboratory, Cook, WA

KFFS - Klamath Falls Feld Station, Klamath Falls, OR

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List of species studied by the Fish Health Program. These species include bacteria, fish, parasites, and viruses. The list contains both common and scientific names. Descriptions of species and studies can be found under the "Related Science" tab.
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Pacific herring

Species Studied at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station

The Disease Ecology Research Program at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station addresses fundamental disease processes that impact wild marine and anadromous fishes. The program is not designed around particular host or pathogen species; rather we investigate diseases processes that involve numerous species of marine hosts and pathogens. Please follow the links for more information about some of the...
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Species Studied at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station

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Species Studied at the Klamath Falls Field Station

The Klamath Falls Field Station conducts research on rare and imperiled fishes in the Klamath Basin and the desert southwest. The following list contains both common and scientific names. Descriptions of species and studies can be found under the "Related Science" tab.
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Species Studied at the Klamath Falls Field Station

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Learn More
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Many species are studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory. These species include birds, fish, invertebrates, and plants. The list contains both common and scientific names. Related content tab provides descriptive information for various species studied.
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Species Studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory

Many species are studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory. These species include birds, fish, invertebrates, and plants. The list contains both common and scientific names. Related content tab provides descriptive information for various species studied.
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  • Overview

    Many species are studied at the Western Fisheries Research Center.  These species include bacteria, birds, fish, invertebrates, parasites, plants, and viruses. The list contains both common and scientific names, and where each are being studied on the WFRC landscape.

    SPECIES STUDIED

     

    BACTERIA

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Edwardsiellosis agent Edwardsiella piscicida X      
    Bacterial cold water disease agent Flavobacterium psychrophilum X      
    Piscine francisellosis agent Francisella noatunensis        
    Bacterial kidney disease agent Renibacterium salmoninarum X      
    Vibriosis agent Vibrio anguillarum X      

    BIRDS

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii     X  

    FISH

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris     X  
    White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus     X  
    Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus     X  
    American shad Alosa sapidissima X X X  
    Pacific sandlance Amodytes hexapterus X X X  
    White River desert suckers Catostomus clarki       X
    Klamath largescale sucker Catostomus snyderi X     X
    Shortnose sucker Chasmistes brevirostris X     X
    Pacific herring Clupea pallasii   X    
    Asian carp Cyprinus carpio     X  
    Koi (Ornamental common carp) Cyprinus carpio X      
    Zebrafish Danio rerio X      
    Lost River sucker Deltistes luxatus X     X
    Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax   X X  
    Pahranagat roundtail chub Gila robusta       X
    Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis        
    Surf smelt Hypomesus pretiosus   X X  
    Delta smelt Hypomesus transpacificus     X  
    Silver carp Hypopgthalmichthys molitrix     X  
    Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis     X  
    Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus     X  
    Pacific lamprey Lampetra tridentata X   X  
    White River spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis       X
    Spinedace Lepidomeda altivelis     X  
    Big Spring spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis     X  
    Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu X   X  
    Spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus     X  
    Moapa dace Moapa coriacea     X  
    Striped bass Morone saxatilis     X  
    Peamouth chub Mylocheilus     X  
    Cutthroat trout Oncorhnychus clarkii X   X  
    Yellowstone cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri X      
    Coastal cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii X   X  
    Westslope cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi X      
    Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha X      
    Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta X   X  
    Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch X   X X
    Rainbow trout/Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss X   X X
    Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka X      
    Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha X   X X
    Yellow perch Perca flavescens X     X
    Sand roller Percopsistransmontana     X  
    Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas       X
    Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni X   X  
    Northern pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis     X  
    Amur Goby Rhinogobius brunneus     X  
    Atlantic salmon Salmo salar X      
    Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus     X  
    Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus X   X X
    Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma X      
    Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush     X  
    Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus X   X  
    Rockfish (Brown) Sebastes auriculatus   X X  
    Rockfish (Copper) Sebastes caurinus   X X  
    Walleye Stizostedion vitreum     X  

    INVERTEBRATES

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Asian clam Corbicula fluminea     X  
    Quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis     X  
    Zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha     X  
    Siberian prawn Palaemon modestus     X  
    Opposum shrimp Neomysis mercedis     X  
    Rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus     X  
    Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus     X  
    New Zealand Mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum X   X  
    Copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi     X  
    Oligochaete Tubifex tubifex X      

    PARASITES

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Ceratomyxosis agent Ceratonova shasta X      
    Ichthyobodo Ichthyobodo sp. X      
    Ichthyophonus disease agent Ichthyophonus hoferi X X    
    Nanophyetus salmincola None assigned   X    
    Whirling disease agent Myxobolus cerebralis X      
    Salmonid Intranuclear Microsporidosis agent Nucleospora salmonis X      

    PLANTS

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Eurasian milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum     X  

    VIRUSES

    Common Name Scientific Name HSL MMFS CRRL KFFS
               
    Aquareoviruses Aquareovirus A, B, C X      
    Hirame rhabdovirus Hirame rhabdovirus X      
    Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus X      
    Pike fry rhabdovirus Pike fry rhabdovirus X      
    Spring viremia of carp virus Spring viremia of carp virus X      
    Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus X X    
    Pacific salmon paramyxovirus None assigned X      
    Erythrocytic necrosis virus None assigned X X    
    Infectious salmon anemia virus None assigned X      
    Piscine orthoreovirus Piscine orthoreovirus X      
    Cutthroat trout virus None assigned X      
    Pacific salmon paramyxovirus None assigned X      
    Fathead minnow nidovirus Fathead minnow nidovirus 1 X      
    Fathead minnow picornavirus None assigned X      
    Erythrocytic inclusion body virus None assigned X      

    Emerging Viruses

     

    WFRC - Laboratory and Field Station Acronyms

    HSL - Headquarters, Seattle Laboratory, Seattle WA

    MMFS - Marrowstone Marine Field Station, Nordland, WA

    CRRL - Columbia River Research Laboratory, Cook, WA

    KFFS - Klamath Falls Feld Station, Klamath Falls, OR

  • Science

    Below are other science projects associated with this project.

    link
    Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Species Studied by the Fish Health Program

    List of species studied by the Fish Health Program. These species include bacteria, fish, parasites, and viruses. The list contains both common and scientific names. Descriptions of species and studies can be found under the "Related Science" tab.
    By
    Fish Health Program (FHP)
    link

    Species Studied by the Fish Health Program

    List of species studied by the Fish Health Program. These species include bacteria, fish, parasites, and viruses. The list contains both common and scientific names. Descriptions of species and studies can be found under the "Related Science" tab.
    Learn More
    link
    Pacific herring

    Species Studied at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station

    The Disease Ecology Research Program at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station addresses fundamental disease processes that impact wild marine and anadromous fishes. The program is not designed around particular host or pathogen species; rather we investigate diseases processes that involve numerous species of marine hosts and pathogens. Please follow the links for more information about some of the...
    By
    Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS)
    link

    Species Studied at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station

    The Disease Ecology Research Program at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station addresses fundamental disease processes that impact wild marine and anadromous fishes. The program is not designed around particular host or pathogen species; rather we investigate diseases processes that involve numerous species of marine hosts and pathogens. Please follow the links for more information about some of the...
    Learn More
    link
    Spawning Lost River suckers

    Species Studied at the Klamath Falls Field Station

    The Klamath Falls Field Station conducts research on rare and imperiled fishes in the Klamath Basin and the desert southwest. The following list contains both common and scientific names. Descriptions of species and studies can be found under the "Related Science" tab.
    By
    Klamath Falls Field Station (KFFS)
    link

    Species Studied at the Klamath Falls Field Station

    The Klamath Falls Field Station conducts research on rare and imperiled fishes in the Klamath Basin and the desert southwest. The following list contains both common and scientific names. Descriptions of species and studies can be found under the "Related Science" tab.
    Learn More
    link
    Issue6.6June2018NLThumb

    Species Studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory

    Many species are studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory. These species include birds, fish, invertebrates, and plants. The list contains both common and scientific names. Related content tab provides descriptive information for various species studied.
    By
    Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL)
    link

    Species Studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory

    Many species are studied at the Columbia River Research Laboratory. These species include birds, fish, invertebrates, and plants. The list contains both common and scientific names. Related content tab provides descriptive information for various species studied.
    Learn More