Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU Legislation: Comm. Impl. Reg. (EU) 2019/1262
EASIN ID:
R08376
Status:
Alien
Environments:
Freshwater
Union concern:
Yes
Member States concern:
Yes
Outermost regions concern:
Yes
Partly Native:
No
Horizon Scanning:
No
Impact:
Yes
Impact source
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Centrarchidae
Origins
America North
Native Range (Countries)
The Species is not partly native in Europe
Additional Information
First Introduction in Europe
FR 1877 - Godin J. (2005) Les espèces animales invasives des milieux aquatiques et humides du bassin Artois-Picardie Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie.
First Introduction in EU Member States
AT 2007
Copp, G. H., & Fox, M. G. (2007). Growth and life history traits of introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Europe, and the relevance to its pote [...]
CZ 1929
Baruš V. and Oliva O. 1995. Fauna of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Volume 28/2. Fishes - Osteichthyes. Academia, Praha. (in Czech with English summa [...]
IT 1900
LU 1996
SI 1899
Povž, M., & Šumer, S. (2005). A brief review of non-native freshwater fishes in Slovenia. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 21(4), 316-318. https://doi. [...]
Concerned Member States
EE
Concerned Outermost regions
French Guiana :: Madeira :: Mayotte
Risk Assessments
According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968
ISK Risk Assessments
- Verreycken, H., Van Thuyne, G., & Belpaire, C. (2010). Non-indigenous freshwater fishes in Flanders: status, trends and risk assessment. In: Segers H, Branquart [...]
- Soes, D. M., Cooke, S. J., Van Kleef, H. H., Broeckx, P. B., & Veenvliet, P. (2010). A risk analysis of sunfishes (Centrarchidae) and pygmy sunfishes (Elassomat [...]
- Andreu, J., Pino, J., Rodríguez-Labajos, B., & Munné, A. (2011). Avaluació de l’estat i el risc d’invasió per espècies exòtiques dels ecosistemes aquàtics de Ca [...]
- Urho, L., Lehtiniemi, M., Puntila, R., Ljungberg, R., Pikkarainen, A., Katajisto, T., Pennanen, J. T., & Leppäkoski, E. (2012). Merialueemme vieraslajien seuran [...]
- Verbrugge, L. N., van der Velde, G., Hendriks, A. J., Verreycken, H., & Leuven, R. S. E. W. (2012). Risk classifications of aquatic non-native species: applicat [...]
- Puntila, R., Vilizzi, L., Lehtiniemi, M., & Copp, G. H. (2013). First application of FISK, the freshwater fish invasiveness screening kit, in northern Europe: E [...]
- Piria, M., Povž, M., Vilizzi, L., Zanella, D., Simonovic, P., & Copp, G. H. (2016). Risk screening of non-native freshwater fishes in Croatia and Slovenia using [...]
- Piria, M., Povž, M., Vilizzi, L., Zanella, D., Simonovic, P., & Copp, G. H. (2016). Risk screening of non-native freshwater fishes in Croatia and Slovenia using [...]
- Perdikaris, C., Koutsikos, N., Vardakas, L., Kommatas, D., Simonovic, P., Paschos, I., Detsis, V., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2016b). Risk screening of non-nat [...]
- Ferincz, Á., Staszny, Á., Weiperth, A., Takács, P., Urbányi, B., Vilizzi, L., Paulovits, G., & Copp, G. H. (2016). Risk assessment of non-native fishes in the c [...]
- Zieba, G., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2020). How likely is Lepomis gibbosus to become invasive in Poland under conditions of climate warming? Acta Ichthyologic [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Radocaj, T., Špelic, I., Vilizzi, L., Povž, M., & Piria, M. (2021). Identifying threats from introduced and translocated non-native freshwater fishes in Croatia [...]
- Tarkan, A. S., Tricarico, E., Vilizzi, L., Bilge, G., Ekmekçi, F. G., Filiz, H., Giannetto, D., Ilhan, A., Killi, N., Kirankaya, S. G., Koutsikos, N., Kozic, S. [...]
- Radocaj, T., Špelic, I., Vilizzi, L., Povž, M., & Piria, M. (2021). Identifying threats from introduced and translocated non-native freshwater fishes in Croatia [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Simonovic, P., Tošic, A., Vassilev, M., Apostolou, A., Mrdak, D., Ristovska, M., Kostov, V., Nikolic, V., Škraba, D., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Risk as [...]
- Almeida, D., Ribeiro, F., Leunda, P. M., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Effectiveness of FISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native freshwater fish [...]
- Almeida, D., Ribeiro, F., Leunda, P. M., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Effectiveness of FISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native freshwater fish [...]
- Almeida, D., Ribeiro, F., Leunda, P. M., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Effectiveness of FISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native freshwater fish [...]
- Almeida, D., Ribeiro, F., Leunda, P. M., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Effectiveness of FISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native freshwater fish [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Zoric, K. S. (2015). Invasiveness of allochthonous macroinvertebrate and fish species of the Danube River. Doctoral dissertation, University of Belgrade, Serbia [...]
- Glamuzina, B., Tutman, P., Nikolic, V., Vidovic, Z., Pavlicevic, J., Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., & Simonovic, P. (2017). Comparison of taxon-specific and taxon-ge [...]
- Glamuzina, B., Tutman, P., Nikolic, V., Vidovic, Z., Pavlicevic, J., Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., & Simonovic, P. (2017). Comparison of taxon-specific and taxon-ge [...]
- Glamuzina, B., Tutman, P., Nikolic, V., Vidovic, Z., Pavlicevic, J., Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., & Simonovic, P. (2017). Comparison of taxon-specific and taxon-ge [...]
- Glamuzina, B., Tutman, P., Nikolic, V., Vidovic, Z., Pavlicevic, J., Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., & Simonovic, P. (2017). Comparison of taxon-specific and taxon-ge [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Copp, G. H., Vilizzi, L., Mumford, J., Fenwick, G. V., Godard, M. J., & Gozlan, R. E. (2009). Calibration of FISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native [...]
- Bulat, D., Bulat, D., Toderas, I., Usatî, M., Fulga, N., Dumbravean, D., Rusu, V., & Silitrari, A. (2013). Potentialul invaziv al speciilor de pesti si factorii [...]
- Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2013). Application of FISK, an invasiveness screening tool for non-native freshwater fishes, in the Murray–Darling Basin (southeaste [...]
- Tarkan, A. S., Ekmekçi, G. F., Vilizzi, L., & Copp, G. H. (2014). Risk screening of non-native freshwater fishes at the frontier between Asia and Europe: First [...]
- Tarkan, A. S., Sari, H. M., Ilhan, A., Kurtul, I., & Vilizzi, L. (2017a). Risk screening of non-native and translocated freshwater fish species in a Mediterrane [...]
- Tarkan, A. S., Vilizzi, L., Top, N., Ekmekçi, F. G., Stebbing, P. D., & Copp, G. H. (2017b). Identification of potentially invasive freshwater fishes, including [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Adamovich, B., Almeida, D., Chan, J., Davison, P. I., Dembski, S., Ekmekçi, F. G., Ferincz, Á., Forneck, S. C., Hill, J. E., Kim, J.-E [...]
- Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D., Al-Faisal, A. J., Almeida, D., Azmai, M. N. A., Bakiu, R., Bellati, A., Bernier, R [...]
- Bakiu, R., Kamberi, E., & Hala, E. (2022). Invasiveness assessment of pumpkinseed fish, Lepomis gibbosus, in Albanian freshwater ecosystems by using the Aquatic [...]
- Mumladze, L., Kuljanishvili, T., Japoshvili, B., Epitashvili, G., Vilizzi, L., & Piria, M. (2022). Risk of invasiveness of non-native fishes in the South Caucas [...]
- Mumladze, L., Kuljanishvili, T., Japoshvili, B., Epitashvili, G., Vilizzi, L., & Piria, M. (2022). Risk of invasiveness of non-native fishes in the South Caucas [...]
- Mumladze, L., Kuljanishvili, T., Japoshvili, B., Epitashvili, G., Vilizzi, L., & Piria, M. (2022). Risk of invasiveness of non-native fishes in the South Caucas [...]
- Trajanovski, S., Zdraveski, K., Trajanovska, S., Gjoreska, B. B., & Trichkova, T. (2023). Aquatic invasive alien species in Lake Ohrid: Horizon scanning and ass [...]
- Trajanovski, S., Zdraveski, K., Trajanovska, S., Gjoreska, B. B., & Trichkova, T. (2023). Aquatic invasive alien species in Lake Ohrid: Horizon scanning and ass [...]
- Yogurtçuoglu, B., Radocaj, T., Piria, M., & Vilizzi, L. (2025). Risk analysis is a dynamic process: Has the risk ranking of the non-native freshwater fishes in [...]
Common Names
Kiver
Synonyms
Eupomotis aureus, Perca gibbosa, Pomotis gibbosus, Pomotis ravenellii, Pomotis vulgaris, Sparus aureus
Impact on sectors
| Sector | Impacts | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Animal health | Negative-HIGH | Soes, D.M. , Cooke, S.J. , van Kleef, H.H., Broeckx, P.B., Veenvliet, P. (2010 [...] |
| Clean water | Negative-MEDIUM | Angeler, D. G., Álvarez-Cobelas, M., Sánchez-Carrillo, S., & Rodrigo, M. A. (200 [...] |
| Fisheries | Positive-LOW Negative-MEDIUM | NNSS (2017). RAPID RISK ASSESSMENT SUMMARY SHEET. Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) [...] |
| Nature protection and restoration | Negative-HIGH | Leunda, P. M. (2010). Impacts of non-native fishes on Iberian freshwater ichthyo [...] |
CBD Pathways
| Pathway type | Uncertainty level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | HIGH Uncertainty | RELEASE IN NATURE: Biological control |
| Primary | HIGH Uncertainty | RELEASE IN NATURE: Fishery in the wild (including game fishing) |
| Primary | LOW Uncertainty | RELEASE IN NATURE: Fishery in the wild (including game fishing) |
| Primary | Not available | ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Aquaculture / mariculture |
| Primary | HIGH Uncertainty | ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species (including live food for such species) |
| Primary | HIGH Uncertainty | ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Live food and live bait |
| Primary | Not available | TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Parasites on animals (including species transported by host and vector) |
| Primary | Not available | TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Hitchhikers on ship/boat (excluding ballast water and hull fouling) |
| Primary | Not available | UNAIDED: Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5 |