Specimen Information

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
(Goldfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID849377
GroupFishes
GenusCarassius
Speciesauratus
Common NameGoldfish
StateOH
CountyOttawa
Localityunnamed creek at mouth along N shore of Muddy Creek Bay, just S of Port Clinton and Hwy 53
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSandusky
HUC8 Number04100011
HUC10 NameMuddy Creek-Frontal Sandusky Bay
HUC10 Number0410001114
HUC12 NameTown of Gypsum-Frontal Sandusky Bay
HUC12 Number041000111405
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month6
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27295
Author:Brady, V.
Date:2015
Title:Great Lakes Coastal Monitoring Project: fish dataset (through 2014)
Publisher:Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected414


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/12/2024].

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