Species Regional Summary
Carassius auratus
Lake Erie ( GL-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Lake Record: Chatham-Kent Division near Merlin/Ontario/Lake Erie (1925, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2018)

Regional Record: Lake Erie (~1878, Emery 195; Mills et al. 1993, time of widespread US Fish Commission shipments)

Geographic Extent

Chatham-Kent Division near Merlin/Ontario/Lake Erie (1925, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2018); Lake Erie (~1878, Emery 195; Mills et al. 1993)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Pet Release
Alternate Discarded Bait

Regional Impacts

References

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