NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

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Amphibians-FrogsBufonidae Anaxyrus americanus American Toad Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Amphibians-FrogsHylidae Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Amphibians-FrogsRanidae Lithobates catesbeianus American Bullfrog Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Amphibians-FrogsRanidae Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard Frog Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Amphibians-FrogsBufonidae Rhinella marina Cane Toad Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Amphibians-FrogsPipidae Xenopus laevis African Clawed Frog Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
Amphibians-SalamandersSalamandridae Cynops pyrrhogaster Japanese Fire-bellied Salamander Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
Amphibians-SalamandersProteidae Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
BryozoansVesiculariidae Lophopodella carteri freshwater bryozoan Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
BryozoansStephanellidae Stephanella hina bryozoan Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
Coelenterates-HydrozoansClavidae Cordylophora caspia freshwater hydroid Collection info
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Freshwater-MarineExotic
Coelenterates-HydrozoansOlindiidae Craspedacusta sowerbyi freshwater jellyfish Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
Crustaceans-CopepodsTemoridae Eurytemora affinis a calanoid copepod Collection info
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Freshwater-MarineNative?
Crustaceans-CrabsGrapsidae Hemigrapsus sanguineus Asian shore crab Collection info
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MarineExotic
Crustaceans-CrayfishCambaridae Orconectes immunis calico crayfish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Crustaceans-CrayfishCambaridae Orconectes rusticus rusty crayfish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Crustaceans-CrayfishCambaridae Orconectes virilis virile crayfish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
Crustaceans-CrayfishCambaridae Procambarus acutus acutus white river crawfish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesClupeidae Alosa pseudoharengus alewife Collection info
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Freshwater-MarineNative
FishesClupeidae Alosa sapidissima American shad Collection info
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Freshwater-MarineNative
FishesCentrarchidae Ambloplites rupestris rock bass Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesIctaluridae Ameiurus catus white catfish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesIctaluridae Ameiurus melas black bullhead Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesIctaluridae Ameiurus natalis yellow bullhead Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesAmiidae Amia calva bowfin Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesCichlidae Amphilophus citrinellus Midas cichlid Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesCichlidae Astronotus ocellatus oscar Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesCyprinidae Carassius auratus goldfish Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesChannidae Channa argus northern snakehead Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesChannidae Channa maculata blotched snakehead Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesChannidae Channa micropeltes giant snakehead Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesClariidae Clarias batrachus walking catfish Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesCharacidae Colossoma macropomum tambaqui Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesCharacidae Colossoma or Piaractus sp. unidentified pacu Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesSalmonidae Coregonus clupeaformis lake whitefish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesCyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella grass carp Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesGasterosteidae Culaea inconstans brook stickleback Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesCyprinidae Cyprinella lutrensis red shiner Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesCyprinidae Cyprinus carpio common carp Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesEsocidae Esox lucius northern pike Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesEsocidae Esox lucius x E. masquinongy tiger muskellunge Collection info
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FreshwaterNative Hybrid
FishesEsocidae Esox masquinongy muskellunge Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesEsocidae Esox niger chain pickerel Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesPoeciliidae Gambusia affinis western mosquitofish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesPoeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki eastern mosquitofish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesGasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus threespine stickleback Collection info
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MarineNative
FishesCatostomidae Hypentelium nigricans northern hog sucker Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesLoricariidae Hypostomus sp. suckermouth catfish Collection info
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FreshwaterExotic
FishesIctaluridae Ictalurus punctatus channel catfish Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
FishesLepisosteidae Lepisosteus oculatus spotted gar Collection info
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FreshwaterNative
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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2013]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/23/2013].

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