Table 3
Pathogens detected by polymerase chain reaction in imported finfish sampled from February to July 2016 (5 fish/group)

Fish sample

Pathogen

Number of pathogen-positive fish (or group)/total fish sampled by month

February

March

April

May

June

July

Ocellaris clownfish

V. harveyi

1 fish/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

P. damselae

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

1 fish/10

0/10

V. vulnificus

0/10

0/10

0/10

1 fish/10

0/10

0/10

Pearlscale goldfish

Y. ruckeri

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

1 group/10

1 group/10

Sutchi catfish

L. garvieae

0/20

0/20

0/20

1 group/20

0/20

0/20

ECV

0/20

0/20

0/20

2 groups/20

0/20

0/20

Lemon damsel

L. garvieae

0/5

0/5

0/10

0/10

0/10

1 group/10

V. alginolyticus

0/5

0/5

0/10

0/10

1 fish/10

1 fish/10

V. vulnificus

0/5

0/5

0/10

0/10

0/10

1 fish/10

Pearl-spot chromis

V. anguillarum

1 fish/3

0/3

0 /10

0/10

0/10

0/10

V. vulnificus

0/3

0/3

1 fish/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

Caerulean damsel

V. vulnificus

0/5

0/5

1 fish/10

0/10

0/10

1 fish/10

P. damselae

0/5

0/5

0/10

0/10

0/10

1 fish/10

Colored carp

Y. ruckeri

0/5

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

2 groups/10

Mandarin fish

V. harveyi

0/5

0/5

2 fish/10

0/10

–

–

Whitetail dascyllus

–

0/5

0/5

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

Nile tilapia

–

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10