Species Regional Summary
Cyprinus carpio
Atchafalaya/Vermilion Bays ( G220 )

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

.5 mi. E Kaplan, Hwy. 14/LA/Bayou, trib. to Bayou Queue de Tortue, Seventh Ward Canal-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database 2018)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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