speciesspecies_IDSpeciesGroupSpeciesCommon_NameScientificName
66Amphibians-FrogsZaire Dwarf Clawed FrogHymenochirus boettgeri
67Amphibians-FrogsAfrican Clawed FrogXenopus laevis
2866Amphibians-FrogsFornasini's Spiny Reed FrogAfrixalus fornasini
2793Crustaceans-Copepodsa copepodThermocyclops crassus
1205Crustaceans-Shrimpbrackish river prawnMacrobrachium macrobrachion
307Fishestwospot climbing perchCtenopoma nigropannosum
315Fishesredtail nothoNothobranchius guentheri
410FishesTanganyika latesLates angustifrons
411Fishesbigeye latesLates mariae
412FishesNile perchLates niloticus
433FishestilapiaOreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia sp.
434Fisheshybrid tilapiaOreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia sp. × sp.
456Fishesbanded jewelfishHemichromis elongatus
457FishesAfrican JewelfishHemichromis letourneuxi
459FishesPindaniPseudotropheus socolofi
460Fishesgolden mbunaMelanochromis auratus
461Fishesblue mbunaMelanochromis johannii
462Fisheshybrid tilapiaOreochromis mossambicus × hornorum
463FishesBlue TilapiaOreochromis aureus
464FishesBlue Tilapia × Mozambique TilapiaOreochromis aureus × mossambicus
465Fisheslongfin tilapiaOreochromis macrochir
466FishesMozambique TilapiaOreochromis mossambicus
468FishesNile TilapiaOreochromis niloticus
469FishesWami TilapiaOreochromis urolepis
470FishesWami TilapiaOreochromis urolepis hornorum
471Fisheshybrid tilapiaOreochromis urolepis hornorum × mossambicus
472Fishesrainbow kribPelvicachromis pulcher
473FishesAfrican Lake cichlidPseudotropheus sp.
474FishesNyassa blue cichlidMetriaclima zebra
477FishesBlackchin TilapiaSarotherodon melanotheron
479FishesLake Tanganyika dwarf cichlidTelmatochromis bifrenatus
480Fishesunidentified tilapiaTilapia sp.
481Fisheszebra tilapiaTilapia buttikoferi
482FishesSpotted TilapiaTilapia mariae
483Fishesredbreast tilapiaTilapia rendalli
484Fishesbanded tilapiaTilapia sparrmanii
485FishesRedbelly TilapiaTilapia zillii
793FishesClown KnifefishChitala ornata
2264Fishesbarred bichirPolypterus delhezi
2593FishessqueakerSynodontis sp.
2597Fisheseastern happyAstatotilapia calliptera
2632FishesCongo tetraPhenacogrammus interruptus
2788FishestilapiaOreochromis sp.
3017Fishesblue mbunaLabeotropheus fuelleborni
3100FishesOcellated SynodontisSynodontis ocellifer
3169FishesAfrican moonyMonodactylus sebae
3257FishesSharptooth catfishClarias gariepinus
3805Fisheskenyi cichlidMaylandia lombardoi
3818FisheslungfishProtopterus sp.
3825FishesDeMason's CichlidPseudotropheus demasoni
2256Marine Fishesfang-toothed blennyOmobranchus ferox
3236Marine FishesAzores chromisChromis limbata
3586Marine FishesdoctorfishAcanthurus monroviae
228Plantscommon brassbuttonsCotula coronopifolia
247PlantsCape blue waterlilyNymphaea nouchali
249Plantswhite Egyptian lotusNymphaea lotus
1115Plantsyellow irisIris pseudacorus
1119Plantspara grassUrochloa mutica
2730Plantsgiant water sensitive plantAeschynomene fluitans
2976PlantsEgyptian lotusNymphaea nouchali
3007PlantsCape pondweedAponogeton distachyos
3013Plantssmallflower umbrella sedgeCyperus difformis
3115PlantsAfrican pricklegrassSporobolus niliacus
3121PlantsCape sundewDrosera capensis
3258PlantsstrapwortCorrigiola litoralis litoralis
3266Plantscalla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
3595PlantsgiantreedArundo donax
3603PlantstamariskTamarix sp.
3812Plantslarge gray willowSalix atrocinerea
3814Plantslarge gray willowSalix cf. cinerea/atrocinerea
2273Reptiles-CrocodiliansNile CrocodileCrocodylus niloticus
2906Reptiles-CrocodiliansAfrican GavialMecistops cataphractus
2281Reptiles-TurtlesEast African Black Mud TurtlePelusios subniger
3819Reptiles-TurtlesWest African Mud TurtlePelusios castaneus

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2023]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/4/2023].

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