Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Fish ( Page 2 ) Background Rudd is an invasive fish native to Europe that has been found in scattered locations in the lower Great Lakes. A member of the minnow family, the fish was...
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 9 ) Background The Round Goby is a small, bottom-dwelling invasive fish, native to the Black and Caspian seas in eastern Europe. It was first found in North America in 1990, in the St....
Prussian Carp Carassius gibelio Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 9 ) What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated Prussian Carp as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act, 2015 . For more...
Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 9 ) Background Rainbow Smelt is a predatory fish native to the north Atlantic coastal regions of North America as well as a few lakes in the Ottawa Valley in the St. Lawrence River watershed....
Northern Snakehead Channa argus Home 9 2021 9 February What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated all 28 species of snakehead, including Northern Snakehead, as prohibited under...
Goldfish Carassius auratus Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 9 ) Background The Goldfish is a well-known species of fish that has been sold world-wide for use in aquariums, ponds, and water gardens for hundreds of years. Native to eastern Asia, Goldfish...
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