speciesspecies_IDSpeciesGroupSpeciesCommon_NameScientificNameFreshwater_Marine
1127Plantspurple dropseedSporobolus purpurascensBrackish
2639FishesGuaruPoecilia viviparaBrackish
228Plantscommon brassbuttonsCotula coronopifoliaBrackish
26Crustaceans-Amphipodsa freshwater amphipodGammarus fasciatus Freshwater
131Mollusks-BivalvesEuropean fingernail clamSphaerium corneumFreshwater
178Crustaceans-Copepodsa calanoid copepodEurytemora affinisFreshwater
214Crustaceans-CrayfishRusty CrayfishFaxonius rusticusFreshwater
231PlantsCarolina fanwortCabomba caroliniana Freshwater
294Plantshairy water-cloverMarsilea vestitaFreshwater
349FishesSacramento SuckerCatostomus occidentalisFreshwater
392Fishesblack bassMicropterus sp.Freshwater
396FishesSmallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieuFreshwater
408FishesWhite CrappiePomoxis annularisFreshwater
543FishesCalifornia RoachHesperoleucus symmetricusFreshwater
617FishesSuckermouth MinnowPhenacobius mirabilisFreshwater
621FishesFathead MinnowPimephales promelasFreshwater
650FishesFallfishSemotilus corporalisFreshwater
652FishesTenchTinca tincaFreshwater
675FishesGrass PickerelEsox americanus vermiculatusFreshwater
697FishesRainwater KillifishLucania parvaFreshwater
733FishesYellow BullheadAmeiurus natalisFreshwater
836FishesSea LampreyPetromyzon marinusFreshwater
886FishesCiscoCoregonus artediFreshwater
931FishesBrown TroutSalmo truttaFreshwater
935FishesArctic CharSalvelinus alpinusFreshwater
939FishesBrook TroutSalvelinus fontinalisFreshwater
942FishesLake TroutSalvelinus namaycushFreshwater
943FishesArctic GraylingThymallus arcticusFreshwater
1012Mollusks-GastropodsEuropean ear snailRadix auriculariaFreshwater
1047Mollusks-Gastropodsbanded mysterysnailViviparus georgianus Freshwater
1099Plantswater lettucePistia stratiotes Freshwater
1107PlantsBrazilian waterweedEgeria densa Freshwater
1274Reptiles-TurtlesSpiny SoftshellApalone spiniferaFreshwater
1278Reptiles-TurtlesChinese softshellPelodiscus sinensisFreshwater
2668Plantswater mintMentha aquaticaFreshwater
2674Plantsholly-leaf waternymphNajas marina Freshwater
2676Plantstworank sedgeCarex distichaFreshwater
2681Plantswater foxtailAlopecurus geniculatusFreshwater
2691Plantsroundfruit rushJuncus compressusFreshwater
2991PlantsPacific watercloverMarsilea oligosporaFreshwater
3223Plantsmarshpepper knotweedPersicaria hydropiperFreshwater
61Amphibians-FrogsGreenhouse FrogEleutherodactylus planirostrisFreshwater
68Amphibians-FrogsNorthern Red-legged FrogRana auroraFreshwater
73Amphibians-FrogsBlack-spotted FrogPelophylax nigromaculatusFreshwater
129Mollusks-Bivalvesgreater European peaclamPisidium amnicumFreshwater
190Crustaceans-Crabsgreen crabCarcinus maenasFreshwater
229Plantswater-cressNasturtium officinaleFreshwater
233Plantspond water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisFreshwater
239Plantspurple loosestrifeLythrum salicariaFreshwater
244Plantssacred lotusNelumbo nucifera Freshwater
261PlantsEuropean speedwellVeronica beccabunga Freshwater
263Plantswater chestnutTrapa natans Freshwater
293PlantsEuropean water-cloverMarsilea quadrifolia Freshwater
345FishesLongnose SuckerCatostomus catostomusFreshwater
346FishesWhite SuckerCatostomus commersoniiFreshwater
373FishesRock BassAmbloplites rupestrisFreshwater
374FishesSacramento PerchArchoplites interruptusFreshwater
382FishesPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusFreshwater
390FishesRedear SunfishLepomis microlophusFreshwater
405Fishesnorthern largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides salmoidesFreshwater
490FishesAlewifeAlosa pseudoharengus Freshwater
508FishesGoldfishCarassius auratus Freshwater
557FishesIdeLeuciscus idus Freshwater
574FishesHornyhead ChubNocomis biguttatusFreshwater
579FishesGolden ShinerNotemigonus crysoleucasFreshwater
620FishesBluntnose MinnowPimephales notatusFreshwater
649FishesCreek ChubSemotilus atromaculatusFreshwater
679FishesMuskellungeEsox masquinongyFreshwater
704FishesNinespine SticklebackPungitius pungitiusFreshwater
750FishesFlathead CatfishPylodictis olivarisFreshwater
754Marine FishesTautogTautoga onitisFreshwater
820FishesYellow PerchPerca flavescensFreshwater
887FishesLake WhitefishCoregonus clupeaformisFreshwater
910FishesRainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykissFreshwater
926FishesAtlantic SalmonSalmo salarFreshwater
987Mollusks-Gastropodsmud bithyniaBithynia tentaculata Freshwater
1089MammalsnutriaMyocastor coypusFreshwater
1091MammalsCalifornia sea lionZalophus californianusFreshwater
1115Plantsyellow irisIris pseudacorusFreshwater
1124Plantstorpedo grassPanicum repens Freshwater
1130Plantscommon water-hyacinthEichhornia crassipes Freshwater
1134Plantscurly-leaf pondweedPotamogeton crispusFreshwater
1231Reptiles-TurtlesWestern Painted TurtleChrysemys picta belliiFreshwater
1259Reptiles-TurtlesPond SliderTrachemys scriptaFreshwater
2233Mollusks-Gastropodsliver elimiaElimia livescensFreshwater
2313FishesBlotched SnakeheadChanna maculataFreshwater
2351FishesLittle Kern golden troutOncorhynchus mykiss whiteiFreshwater
2399FishesMaraena whitefishCoregonus maraenaFreshwater
2673Plantssaltmeadow rushJuncus gerardii Freshwater
2688Plantsrough bugleweedLycopus asper Freshwater
2698PlantsgingermintMentha × gracilisFreshwater
2938Plantsreed canarygrassPhalaris arundinacea Freshwater
2969Plantshyssop loosestrifeLythrum hyssopifoliaFreshwater
3012Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides glabrescensFreshwater
3054Plantswater speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaFreshwater
3115PlantsAfrican pricklegrassSporobolus niliacusFreshwater
3284Plantslarge-flower primrose-willowLudwigia cf. grandiflora/hexapetala Freshwater
3286PlantsfrogbiteLimnobium spongiaFreshwater
3603PlantstamariskTamarix sp. Freshwater
71Amphibians-FrogsAmerican BullfrogLithobates catesbeianus Freshwater
200Crustaceans-CrayfishSignal CrayfishPacifastacus leniusculus Freshwater
243Plantsyellow floating-heartNymphoides peltataFreshwater
297Plantswater spanglesSalvinia minima Freshwater
310FishesAmerican EelAnguilla rostrataFreshwater
371FishesRoanoke BassAmbloplites cavifronsFreshwater
378FishessunfishLepomis sp.Freshwater
401FishesLargemouth BassMicropterus salmoidesFreshwater
487Fisheswhitespotted clariasClarias fuscusFreshwater
498FishesPond LoachMisgurnus anguillicaudatus Freshwater
729FishesWhite CatfishAmeiurus catusFreshwater
741FishesYaqui CatfishIctalurus priceiFreshwater
785FishesYellow BassMorone mississippiensisFreshwater
787FishesStriped BassMorone saxatilisFreshwater
833FishesTrout-perchPercopsis omiscomaycusFreshwater
888FishesblaufelchenCoregonus wartmanniFreshwater
908FishesCoho SalmonOncorhynchus kisutchFreshwater
911Fishescoastal rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss irideusFreshwater
936Fishesblueback trout, Sunapee troutSalvelinus alpinus oquassaFreshwater
1032Mollusks-GastropodsPiedmont elimiaElimia virginicaFreshwater
1043Mollusks-GastropodsEuropean stream valvataValvata piscinalisFreshwater
1277Reptiles-TurtlesWattle-necked SoftshellPalea steindachneriFreshwater
2320Mollusks-Gastropodsa pond snailFossaria viridisFreshwater
2341FishesChannel CatfishIctalurus punctatusFreshwater
2679Plantsnarrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifoliaFreshwater
2682PlantskeekRorippa sylvestris Freshwater
2686Plantsforget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesFreshwater
2694PlantsEuropean bugleweedLycopus europaeus Freshwater
2701Plantsnorthern bur-reedSparganium glomeratumFreshwater
2819PlantsCuban bulrushCyperus blepharoleptosFreshwater
2953Plantswater mannagrassGlyceria fluitansFreshwater
2954PlantsPeruvian primrose-willowLudwigia peruviana Freshwater
2981Plantseared watermossSalvinia auriculataFreshwater
3136PlantsEuropean willowSalix myrsinifoliaFreshwater
3595PlantsgiantreedArundo donax Freshwater
3602PlantsJapanese knotweedFallopia japonica Freshwater
3810PlantsQueen of the meadowFilipendula ulmaria Freshwater
4FishesCommon CarpCyprinus carpioFreshwater
46Amphibians-FrogsSouthern California ToadAnaxyrus boreas halophilusFreshwater
75Amphibians-FrogsJapanese Wrinkled FrogGlandirana rugosaFreshwater
161Crustaceans-CladoceransBaltic Long-nosed WaterfleaEubosmina coregoni Freshwater
227PlantsalligatorweedAlternanthera philoxeroidesFreshwater
228Plantscommon brassbuttonsCotula coronopifoliaFreshwater
235Plantsparrot featherMyriophyllum aquaticum Freshwater
237PlantsEurasian watermilfoilMyriophyllum spicatumFreshwater
251PlantsAmerican white waterlilyNymphaea odorataFreshwater
311Fishesunidentified eelAnguilla sp.Freshwater
376FishesWarmouthLepomis gulosusFreshwater
380FishesGreen SunfishLepomis cyanellusFreshwater
385FishesBluegillLepomis macrochirusFreshwater
409FishesBlack CrappiePomoxis nigromaculatusFreshwater
413Marine FishesMilkfishChanos chanosFreshwater
491FishesAmerican ShadAlosa sapidissimaFreshwater
493FishesThreadfin ShadDorosoma petenenseFreshwater
648FishesRuddScardinius erythrophthalmusFreshwater
676FishesNorthern PikeEsox luciusFreshwater
727FishesMooneyeHiodon tergisusFreshwater
730FishesBlack BullheadAmeiurus melasFreshwater
734FishesBrown BullheadAmeiurus nebulosusFreshwater
740FishesBlue CatfishIctalurus furcatusFreshwater
777FishesWhite PerchMorone americana Freshwater
779FishesWhite BassMorone chrysopsFreshwater
796FishesRainbow SmeltOsmerus mordaxFreshwater
831FishesWalleyeSander vitreusFreshwater
885FishesvendaceCoregonus albulaFreshwater
890FishesCutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkiiFreshwater
891FishesYellowstone cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii bouvieriFreshwater
894FishesLahontan cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii henshawiFreshwater
895FishesWestslope Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkii lewisiFreshwater
897FishesPaiute cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii selenirisFreshwater
901FishesBonneville cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii utahFreshwater
915FishesSockeye SalmonOncorhynchus nerkaFreshwater
920FishesChinook SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaFreshwater
921FishesRound WhitefishProsopium cylindraceumFreshwater
929FishesAtlantic SalmonSalmo salar sebagoFreshwater
974FishesAsian Swamp EelMonopterus albusFreshwater
1044Mollusks-GastropodsChinese mysterysnailCipangopaludina chinensis Freshwater
1046Mollusks-GastropodsJapanese mysterysnailCipangopaludina japonica Freshwater
1100Plantsflowering rushButomus umbellatus Freshwater
1119Plantspara grassUrochloa mutica Freshwater
1120Plantsreed mannagrassGlyceria maximaFreshwater
1273Reptiles-TurtlesFlorida SoftshellApalone feroxFreshwater
2375Mollusks-Bivalvespygmy peaclamPisidium moitessierianumFreshwater
2704Plantslesser pond sedgeCarex acutiformisFreshwater
2937Plantscommon reedPhragmites australis australisFreshwater
2970Plantssingle-vein sweetflagAcorus calamusFreshwater
190Crustaceans-Crabsgreen crabCarcinus maenasMarine
754Marine FishesTautogTautoga onitisMarine
1127Plantspurple dropseedSporobolus purpurascensMarine
113Mollusks-BivalvesPacific giant oysterCrassostrea gigas Marine
491FishesAmerican ShadAlosa sapidissimaMarine
2403Marine FishesFreckled BlennyHypsoblennius ionthasNot Specified
2679Plantsnarrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifoliaNot Specified
4FishesCommon CarpCyprinus carpioNot Specified
662FishesSheepshead MinnowCyprinodon variegatusNot Specified
779FishesWhite BassMorone chrysopsNot Specified
836FishesSea LampreyPetromyzon marinusNot Specified
3774Plantsbent alligator-flagThalia geniculata Not Specified
640FishesSpeckled DaceRhinichthys osculusNot Specified
652FishesTenchTinca tincaNot Specified
492FishesGizzard ShadDorosoma cepedianumNot Specified
644FishesRedside ShinerRichardsonius balteatusNot Specified

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2023]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/5/2023].

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