Specimen Information

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
(Goldfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1921043
GroupFishes
GenusCarassius
Speciesauratus
Common NameGoldfish
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie, at Toussaint River, OH
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCedar-Portage
HUC8 Number04100010
HUC10 NameToussaint Creek
HUC10 Number0410001006
HUC12 NameLower Toussaint Creek
HUC12 Number041000100603
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month6
Collection Year2024
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 Collected3


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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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