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State of Hawaii: Aquatic Invasive Species

This guide includes known non-native aquatic species that the State of Hawaii Aquatic Invasive Species Team is interested in documenting. Not all of these species are invasive, but they have the potential to be. Help us in our management of Aquatic Invasive Species by joining our group and ...more ↓

water lettuce ¹
Pistia stratiotes

Eucheuma ²

Eucheuma denticulatum

Kanda ³
Osteomugil engeli

common water hyacinth ⁴
Eichhornia crassipes

Corkscrew Anemone ⁵
Bartholomea annulata

Blacktail Snapper ⁶
Lutjanus fulvus

Bluestriped Snapper ⁷
Lutjanus kasmira

Peacock Grouper ⁷
Cephalopholis argus

Smallmouth Bass ⁸
Micropterus dolomieu

Oreochromis ⁹

Blue Tilapia ¹⁰
Oreochromis aureus

Mozambique Tilapia ¹¹
Oreochromis mossambicus

Nile Tilapia ¹²
Oreochromis niloticus

Typical Tilapias
Tilapia

Banded Jewel Cichlid ¹³
Hemichromis elongatus

Blackchin Tilapia ¹⁴
Sarotherodon melanotheron

Black Convict Cichlid ¹⁵
Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Blotched Snakehead ¹⁶
Channa maculata

Striped Snakehead ¹¹
Channa striata

Plecostomus ¹⁷
Hypostomus watwata

Orinoco Sailfin Catfish ¹⁸
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

Western Mosquitofish ¹⁹
Gambusia affinis

Guppy ²⁰
Poecilia reticulata

Green Swordtail ²¹
Xiphophorus hellerii

Osteomugil engeli ³

Apple Snails ²²
Pomacea

Pomacea bridgesii

Channeled Applesnail ²²
Pomacea canaliculata

Florida Applesnail ²³
Pomacea paludosa

Pila conica

Asian Clam ²⁴
Corbicula fluminea

Tahitian prawn ²⁵
Macrobrachium lar

Upside-down Jellyfish ⁷
Cassiopea andromeda

Mycale ²⁶

Amathia verticillata ²⁷

Giant Salvinia ²⁸
Salvinia molesta

red mangrove ²⁹
Rhizophora mangle

Saltwort ³⁰
Batis maritima

Avrainvillea amadelpha ³¹

Acanthophora spicifera ³²

Kappaphycus ³³

Hypnea musciformis

Gorilla ogo ³⁴
Gracilaria salicornia

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State of Hawaii: Aquatic Invasive Species

water lettuce 1 Pistia stratiotes

Kanda 3 Osteomugil engeli

common water hyacinth 4 Eichhornia crassipes

Corkscrew Anemone 5 Bartholomea annulata

Blacktail Snapper 6 Lutjanus fulvus

Bluestriped Snapper 7 Lutjanus kasmira

Peacock Grouper 7 Cephalopholis argus

Smallmouth Bass 8 Micropterus dolomieu

Blue Tilapia 10 Oreochromis aureus

Mozambique Tilapia 11 Oreochromis mossambicus

Nile Tilapia 12 Oreochromis niloticus

Typical Tilapias Tilapia

Banded Jewel Cichlid 13 Hemichromis elongatus

Blackchin Tilapia 14 Sarotherodon melanotheron

Black Convict Cichlid 15 Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Blotched Snakehead 16 Channa maculata

Striped Snakehead 11 Channa striata

Plecostomus 17 Hypostomus watwata

Orinoco Sailfin Catfish 18 Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

Western Mosquitofish 19 Gambusia affinis

Guppy 20 Poecilia reticulata

Green Swordtail 21 Xiphophorus hellerii

Apple Snails 22 Pomacea

Channeled Applesnail 22 Pomacea canaliculata

Florida Applesnail 23 Pomacea paludosa

Asian Clam 24 Corbicula fluminea

Tahitian prawn 25 Macrobrachium lar

Upside-down Jellyfish 7 Cassiopea andromeda

Giant Salvinia 28 Salvinia molesta

red mangrove 29 Rhizophora mangle

Saltwort 30 Batis maritima

Gorilla ogo 34 Gracilaria salicornia