2 results for Osmerus eperlanus (European smelt)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
6705 Osmerus eperlanus Commerce Anecdotal N/A Osmerus eperlanus carries the herpesvirus HVOE1, or Comet herpesvirus of smelt. In fish farming other herpesviruses are known to cause economic losses. 29504
6707 Osmerus eperlanus Commerce Anecdotal N/A Osmerus eperlanus is the most important fish intermediate/transport host of the Sealworm Pseudoterranova dedpiens. This leads to commercial losses for the seafood processing industry, due to the presence of these worms in the fillets of many important food fishes (e.g. Gadus morhua, Pollachius virens, Hippog jossus sp.). 29577

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