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Rainbow Smelt

Rainbow Smelt

Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax  Home 9 Tag: invasive fish ( Page 2 ) 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

Northern Snakehead

Northern Snakehead Channa argus  Home 9 Search query for: Round ( Page 9 ) 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,...
Goldfish

Goldfish

Goldfish Carassius auratus  Home 9 Tag: invasive fish ( Page 2 ) 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...
Eurasian Ruffe

Eurasian Ruffe

Eurasian Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua  Home 9 2021 9 February Background Eurasian Ruffe is a small member of the perch family (Percidae sp.) and is native to northern Europe and Asia. It is suspected to have been transported to North America in the...
Asian Carps

Asian Carps

Asian Carps  Home 9 Tag: Yellow Iris What is Ontario Doing? To prevent these unwanted invaders from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated all four species of Asian carps (Silver Carp, Bighead Carp, Grass Carp, and Black Carp) as prohibited under...