| Specimen ID | 279548 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Carassius |
| Species | auratus |
| Common Name | Goldfish |
| Locality | Great Lakes Region |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | HUC2 |
| HUC8 Name | Great Lakes Region |
| HUC8 Number | 04000000 |
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| Collection Year | 1879 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | stocked for forage |
| 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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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 10 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. |
| Publisher: | John Hopkins University Press |
| Pages: | 41-77 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 23843 |
| Author: | Jerome, G.H. |
| Date: | 1879 |
| Title: | Third report of the Superintendent of the Michigan State Fisheries for 1877-8. |
| Publisher: | Lansing, MI. |
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| Comments | as cited in Mills "they were distributed to fish hatcheries in Great Lakes states...and other parts of the country for use as forage for largemouth bass" |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
