Species Regional Summary
Ameiurus natalis
San Francisco Bay ( P090 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Central Valley/CA/San Joaquin River (1944, Dill and Cordone 1997). Records of this catfish's in the Sacaramento-San Joaquin basin presence may be based on misidentifications (Dill and Cordone 1997; Leidy 2007).

Geographic Extent

CA/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (1944, Cohen and Carlton 1995; Dill and Cordone 1997, apparently rare, not showing up in recent Delta surveys)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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