Impact ID6732
Impact TypeDisease/Parasite/Toxicity
Study TypeAnecdotal
Study LocationN/A
Impact DescriptionIn combination with other factors (e.g., overfishing and hybridization with more common cisco species), sea lamprey predation led to the extinction of the deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae) and the decline of the blackfin cisco (C. nigripinnis), both endemic to the Great Lakes
Reference1225
Cost 
LocationGreat Lakes, USA

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