Species Regional Summary
Lepomis macrochirus
Columbia River ( P260 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Kalama/WA/Columbia River (1933, Chapman 1942; Lampman 1946)

Geographic Extent

Kalama/WA/Columbia River (1933, Chapman 1942; Lampman 1946); Portland/OR/Willamette River-Columbia River (Lampman 1946; Hughes and Gammon 1987; Farr and Ward 1992); North of Knappa/OR/Grizzly Slough (2001, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2014); north of hwy 30, near Westport, 10 miles west of Clatskanie/OR/Westport Slough (2001, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2014);

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries

Bluegills were (and still are) highly regarded pan-fish for fight and flavor, but are prone to stunting (Lampman 1946).

 

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