Species Regional Summary
Gambusia affinis
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: CA/Coyote Creek (1941, Leidy 2007); 1st Watershed Record: CA/Sacramento-San Joaquin watershed (1922, Cohen and Carlton 1995; Dill and Cordone 1997)

Geographic Extent

CA/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (1922, Cohen and Carlton 1995; Dill and Cordone 1997) ; CA/Suisun Marsh (Matern and Moyle 2002); Oakland/Lake Merrit (1965, Cohen and Carlton 1995; Dill and Cordone 1997); 'Collection records during the 1940s for Estuary streams include Green Valley Creek (1940), Coyote Creek (1941), Walnut Creek (1942), Marsh Creek (1945), and Novato Creek (1945) (Leidy, 1984)' (Leidy 2007)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Biocontrol

Regional Impacts

References

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