EASIN - European Alien Species Information Network

EASIN

European Alien Species Information Network

Species Factsheet

Lepomis gibbosus

Lepomis gibbosus - © B. Dupont

Lepomis gibbosus

EASIN ID:

R08376

Status:

Alien

Environments:

Freshwater

Union concern:

Yes

MS concern:

Yes

Outermost regions concern:

Yes

Partly Native:

Horizon Scanning:

Impact:

Yes

Impact source

CABI NOBANIS SEBI

Lepomis gibbosus distribution map. Area and layer type selected by the user.

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Actinopterygii	Perciformes	Centrarchidae

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.

Concerned Member States

EE :: ES

Concerned Outermost regions

French Guiana :: Madeira :: Mayotte

Common Names

Kiver

Synonyms

Eupomotis aureus :: Perca gibbosa :: Pomotis gibbosus :: Pomotis ravenellii :: Pomotis vulgaris :: Sparus aureus

Risk Assessments

According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968

Species risk assessment 1

Additional Information

Fishbase NOBANIS JRC Data Catalogue

CBD Pathways

Type	Uncertainty	Description
Primary	HIGH	RELEASE IN NATURE: Biological control
Primary	HIGH	RELEASE IN NATURE: Fishery in the wild (including game fishing)
Primary	LOW	RELEASE IN NATURE: Fishery in the wild (including game fishing)
Primary	N/A	ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Aquaculture / mariculture
Primary	HIGH	ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species (including live food for such species)
Primary	HIGH	ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Live food and live bait
Primary	N/A	TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Parasites on animals (including species transported by host and vector)
Primary	N/A	TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Hitchhikers on ship/boat (excluding ballast water and hull fouling)
Primary	N/A	UNAIDED: Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5