Species Regional Summary
Cyprinus carpio
Lakes Huron, Superior and Michigan ( GL-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: border of Hyde Lake, near the Indiana line, in the vicinity of Chicago/IL/Lake Michigan drainage (1894, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2018)

1st Watershed Record: IL, IN, MI, NY, OH/private fish ponds (1879, Emery 1985; Mills et al. 1993)

Geographic Extent

border of Hyde Lake, near the Indiana line, in the vicinity of Chicago/IL/Lake Michigan drainage (1894, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2018); Lake Huron (1925, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2018); Sault Ste. Marie/NI-Ontario/Lake Huron (1920, Crossman 1984); from Nipigon River southwest, Ontario/Lake Superior (1953, Crossman 1984)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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