Species Hemophilus piscium

Name: Hemophilus piscium Snieszko et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-MO-p^hi-lus PIS-ki-um, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 10801; CCUG 15943; CIP 106116; JCM 7872

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JN175340 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Snieszko SF, Griffin PJ, Friddle SB. A new bacterium (Hemophilus piscium n. sp.) from ulcer disease of trout. J Bacteriol 1950; 59:699-710.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Haemophilus piscium corrig. Snieszko et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haemophilus piscium corrig. Snieszko et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus piscium corrig. Snieszko et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus piscium corrig. Snieszko et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus piscium corrig. Snieszko et al. 1950 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Hemophilus Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Snieszko SF, Griffin PJ, Friddle SB. A new bacterium (Hemophilus piscium n. sp.) from ulcer disease of trout. J Bacteriol 1950; 59:699-710.

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Record number: 11554