Species Regional Summary
Cyprinus carpio
Mississippi River ( G190 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Louisiana- Established; Regular Resident; Fisheries-Intentional; 1882 (McDonald 1884; McCann et al. 1996; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database 1999; Poss et al. 1999 ).

Geographic Extent

LBonnet Carre Spillway in front of dam near Norco./LA/Mississippi River (1955, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database 199

Vectors

Level Vector

Regional Impacts

References

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