Impact ID6668
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionIn the Chesapeake watershed, blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus may prey on economically and ecologically important estuarine fishes such as juvenile American shad Alosa sapidissima, Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus, and river herring A. pseudoharengus.
Reference31052
Cost 
LocationChesapeake Bay

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