Specimen Information

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
(Goldfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1912149
GroupFishes
GenusCarassius
Speciesauratus
Common NameGoldfish
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie, at Marblehead, OH
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCedar-Portage
HUC8 Number04100010
HUC10 NameLower Portage River-Frontal Lake Erie
HUC10 Number0410001005
HUC12 NameLacarpe Creek-Frontal Lake Erie
HUC12 Number041000100503
Map
Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46623
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date:2025
Title:Great Lakes Basin-Wide Early Detection Monitoring - Fish and Invertebrate Dataset
Publisher:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [3/10/2026].

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