Overlooked Invaders? Ecological Impacts of <scp>Non?Game</scp> , Native Transplant Fishes in the United States

Non-native fishes can cause ecological impacts as invasive species, but identifying which non-native species have harmful is critical to prioritizing management and policy responses. Here, we characterized the state of knowledge on a possibly overlooked group in United States: non-game native transplant (NGNT) fishes. We propose that NGNT may be understudied relative game fish exotic introduced from outside country. Only 14% 220 freshwater States been studied for possible negative impacts. found researchers neglected study many widespread some regions with high richness had no studies any these Genetic ecosystem particularly population community recommend – funders direct attention prospective most least-studied river basins identify require prevention species.