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Topic: goldfish

A goldfish, Carassius auratus, in a pond
Science
Saturday, 6/27, 03:14 AM

From pet to pest: how released goldfish wreck lakes and rivers

  • The goldfish that seems so harmless in a bowl becomes something else entirely in the wild — growing to the size of a football, churning up lake beds and tipping whole ecosystems out of balance.
  • Scientists say the trouble starts the moment an owner tips a tank into a pond.

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