Species Regional Summary
Ameiurus catus
Long Island Sound ( M040 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: (1960, Whitworth et al. 1968; Marcy 1976; Hartel 1996; Whitworth 1996)

Geographic Extent

Connecticut River (1960, Whitworth et al. 1968; Marcy 1976; Hartel 1996; Whitworth 1996; Jacobs et al. 2004); Norwich/CT/Thames River estuary (1973, Whitworth and Marsh, in Jacobson 1980).

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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