Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Berkeley Aquatic Park, Berkeley/CA/San Francisco Bay (1958, Hubbs and Miller 1965)
Geographic Extent
Berkeley Aquatic Park, Berkeley/CA/San Francisco Bay (1958, Hubbs and Miller 1965); Richmond/CA/Richmond Tidal Slough (1958, Hubbs and Miller 1965, 37 55 N, 122 20 W); Marin County/CA/Corte Madera Creek (1958, Hubbs and Miller 1965); Oakland/CA/Lake Merritt (1961, Hubbs and Miller 1965); Palo Alto/CA/South San Francisco Bay (1962, Hubbs and Miller 1965); CA/Suisun Marsh (1999, Matern et al. 2002); CA/Sonoma Creek, San Pablo Bay marshes (1963, Leidy 2007); lCA/lower reaches of 25 San Francisco Bay tributaries (Leidy 2007); Eden Landing Salt Pond complex, South San Francisco Bay (Mehjia et al. 2008); Alviso Salt Pond complex , South San Francisco Bay (Mehjia et al. 2008);
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Adverse effects of Rainwater Killifish on the Tidewater Goby do not appear to result from food competition or stress, but may be due to displacement by faster reproduction and greater environmental tolerance (Chase et al. 2016). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| Several extirpations of tidewater gobies in the San Francisco Bay area followed the invasion of rainwater killifish (Lucania parva) Hubbs & Miller 1965; Leidy 1984) and yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus); Brittan et al. 1970).' (Lafferty et al. 1999). | ||