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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 ↓

Grass Carp 1
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Bighead Carp 2
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Silver Carp 3
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Black Carp 3
Mylopharyngodon piceus
Belut 4
Monopterus albus
Brown Anole 5
Anolis sagrei
Eurasian Collared Dove 6
Streptopelia decaocto
European Starling 7
Sturnus vulgaris
Wild Boar 8
Sus scrofa
Monk Parakeet 9
Myiopsitta monachus
Muscovy Duck 10
Cairina moschata
Nutria 11
Myocastor coypus
Colossoma sp. 12
Colossoma
Piaractus sp. 13
Piaractus
Common Lionfish 14
Pterois volitans
redtail catfish 15
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Red-vented Bulbul 16
Pycnonotus cafer
Cichla sp. 17
Cichla
Cichlasoma sp. 18
Cichlasoma
Common Plecostomus 19
Hypostomus plecostomus
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi 3
Sarotherodon sp. 20
Sarotherodon
Cuban Treefrog 21
Osteopilus septentrionalis

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