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Quiet Invasion: Invasive Plants & Animals of the Houston Galveston Region & Upper Texas Coast

The species listed in this field guide are identified by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARCresearch.org) as current or potential invasive species (plants and animals) in the Houston-Galveston region, Lower Galveston Bay Watershed and Upper Texas Coast. For more information, visit ...more ↓

African Cluster Bug 1
Agonoscelis puberula
Argentine Ant 2
Linepithema humile
Grass Carp 3
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Bighead Carp 4
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Silver Carp 5
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Black Carp 5
Mylopharyngodon piceus
Asian Long-horned Beetle 6
Anoplophora glabripennis
Asian Shore Crab 7
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Belut 8
Monopterus albus
Asian Tiger Mosquito 9
Aedes albopictus
Australian Spotted Jellyfish 10
Phyllorhiza punctata
Common Bed Bug 11
Cimex lectularius
Perna viridis
Perna perna
Cactus Moth 12
Cactoblastis cactorum
Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata 5
Chinese Mitten Crab 13
Eriocheir sinensis
Brown Anole 14
Anolis sagrei
Emerald Ash Borer 15
Agrilus planipennis
Eurasian Collared Dove 16
Streptopelia decaocto
Green Shore Crab 13
Carcinus maenas
Carcinus aestuarii 17
European Starling 18
Sturnus vulgaris
Wild Boar 19
Sus scrofa
Formosan subterranean termite 20
Coptotermes formosanus
Island Applesnail 21
Pomacea insularum
Giant Ramshorn Snail 22
Marisa cornuarietis
Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab 23
Charybdis hellerii
Monk Parakeet 24
Myiopsitta monachus
Muscovy Duck 25
Cairina moschata
New Zealand Mudsnail 26
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Nutria 27
Myocastor coypus
Colossoma sp. 28
Colossoma
Piaractus sp. 29
Piaractus
Pharaoh's Ant 2
Monomorium pharaonis
Quilted Melania 30
Tarebia granifera
Red Imported Fire Ant 31
Solenopsis invicta
Common Lionfish 32
Pterois volitans
Melanoides tuberculatus 33
Melanoides tuberculata
redtail catfish 34
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Red-vented Bulbul 35
Pycnonotus cafer
Zoobotryon verticillatum 36
Cichla sp. 37
Cichla
Cichlasoma sp. 38
Cichlasoma
Common Plecostomus 39
Hypostomus plecostomus
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi 5
Pacific Oyster 40
Crassostrea gigas
Tawny Crazy Ant 41
Nylanderia fulva
giant tiger prawn 42
Penaeus monodon
Sarotherodon sp. 43
Sarotherodon
Veined Rapa Whelk 44
Rapana venosa
Didemnum perlucidum
Zebra Mussel 45
Dreissena polymorpha
Quagga Mussel 46
Dreissena bugensis
Cuban Treefrog 47
Osteopilus septentrionalis

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