| Specimen ID | 279547 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Carassius |
| Species | auratus |
| Common Name | Goldfish |
| State | DC |
| Locality | fish ponds at Washington DC |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan |
| HUC8 Number | 02070010 |
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| Collection Year | 1878 |
| Year Accuracy | Estimated |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 703 |
| Author: | Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor |
| Date: | 1993 |
| Title: | Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions |
| Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 1-54 |
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| Comments | "The fish was first officially imported into North America...when they were propagated in ponds in Washington, D.C." |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
