Invasive species.

Fishfriend1

Fishfriend1

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Lets see how many different species of creature (aquatic, land air, plant, other) are invasive.

Let me start:
The andacondas of the everglades
the lionfish of florida
those giant rat things from florida
cats, birds, insects, dogs, frogs, fish of Hawaii
the cats, rabbits, toads, and wasamicallits of Australia
the rodents of everywhere
the fish from a river that drains into the great lakes*
the ivy and other vine plants of the US
the evil little devils called Humans (every land mass has populations of them)
and many others (earthworms, snakes, cats, dogs, fish)


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* A fish that is highly invasive and not good for food of any sort, which has moved into a river that drains into the great lakes. If they ever get into the great lakes the US will need to find a way to feed all the cities around the lakes because they will lose their fishing industry. Luckily they will not and can not get past an electrical barrier that makes them jump out of the water if the get to close. The fish are strange in that if u put an electrical current into the water they will all jump out of the water lol. It looks so funny.*
 
freakin' clams man... they're everywhere!
 
Let's see I live in SE PA. Here's a list of the non-native invasives that the state likes to stock in our waterways:
Largemouth Bass- Native to the Mississippi River system. After the Nile Perch this is
the fish responsible for the most extinctions of other fish.
The nattering nabobs of negativism wish that Snakeheads could
cause as much ecological damage as this fish has/will.
Rainbow Trout- Native to the western US, stocked so that people who can't catch a
native Brook Trout can say that they're Trout fisherman.
Brown Trout- Native to Europe, along with the Rainbow this fish is responsible for the
decline of several Darter species, notably the Bluesided.
Bluegill- Native to the central US, possibly western PA, but they have no business in
my neck of the woods.
The worst part is that the commonwealth continues to stock these invaders while paying lip service to "protecting the natural environment". The reality is that fishing is big business and the commonwealth has sold out.
 
Pomacea Canaliculata in the southern parts of the US
 
We are having gigantic issues with that species here in Mobile right now. I feel that part of the problem *may* have stemmed from an LFS here that regularly sold them.
 
New Zealand Mud Snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum It's made it here into the lower reaches of the Columbia river and capitol lake in Olympia. A classic case of "we must let goldie go free".
 
AFRICA:
Plants
Giant salvinia covers the surface of a pond
Acacia species (Australian wattles)[1]
Argemone mexicana (Mexican poppy)
Caesalpinia decapetala (Mauritius thorn)[1]
Cereus jamacaru (Queen of the Night cactus)[1]
Chromolaena odorata (Triffid weed)[1]
Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth)[1]
Eucalyptus spp. (Eucalyptus or gum trees)[1]
Hakea spp.[1]
Lantana camara[1]
Melia azedarach (Persian lilac, chinaberry)[2]
Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot's feather)[1]
Opuntia spp. (Prickly pear)[1]
Pereskia aculeata[1]
Pinus spp. (Pine)[3]
Prosopis spp. (Mesquite)[1]
Ricinus communis (Castor oil plant)[4]
Rubus spp. (Bramble)[5][6][7][8]
Salvinia molesta (Kariba weed, giant salvinia)[1]
Solanum mauritianum (Bugweed)[1]
Hawaii

[edit]Insects
Quadrastichus erythrinae, a parasitic wasp on the wiliwili
Pristomerus hawaiiensis, Calliephialtes grapholithae (Ichneumonidae) and Euderus metallicus (Eulophidae), Diadegma blackburni, another ichneumonid - previously introduced as biocontrol agents[1]
ASIA
Plants
Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth)[1]
Limnocharis flava (Yellow burhead)[1]
Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce)[1]
Lantana camara (lantana)
Eupatorium adenophorous
[edit]Animals
[edit]Chordates
[edit]Amphibians
Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
Rana catesbeiana (American bullfrog)[1][2]
[edit]Birds
Passer montanus (European tree sparrow)[1]
[edit]Fish
Channa striata (Snakehead murrel, common snakehead)[3]
Clarias batrachus (Walking catfish)[1][2]
Clarias gariepinus (African catfish)[4]
Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)[1]
Gambusia affinis (Mosquitofish)[5]
Poecilia reticulata (Guppy)[2]
Tilapia spp. (Tilapia)[2]
[edit]Mammals
Canis lupus familiaris (Feral dogs)
Felis silvestris catus (Feral cats)
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)[1]
[edit]Molluscs
[edit]Gastropods
Pomacea canaliculata (Golden apple snail)[1]
Australia
Main article: Invasive species in Australia
[edit]Plants
Acacia farnesiana (Sweet acacia)[1]
Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)[2]
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligator weed)[2]
Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge)[3]
Annona glabra (Alligator apple)[2]
Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)[2]
Ardisia elliptica (Shoebutton Ardisia)[4]
Arundo donax (Giant cane)[2]
Asparagus densiflorus (Asparagus fern)[2]
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)[5]
Brassica tournefortii (African mustard)[6]
Bromus rubens (Foxtail brome)[7]
Chrysanthemoides monilifera (Bitou bush)[2]
Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor laurel)[2]
Echium plantagineum (Patterson's Curse)[2]
Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)[8]
Lantana camara (Lantana)[2]
Opuntia spp. (Prickly pear)[2]
Solanum mauritianum (Wild tobacco)[2]
[edit]Animals
[edit]Arthropods
[edit]Insects
Bemisia tabaci (Silverleaf whitefly)[9]
Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant)[10]
Vespula germanica (European wasp)[11]
[edit]Molluscs


Native to the Mediterranean regions, more than one species of white snail is now quite common in Kadina and elsewhere in South Australia. This image shows many Theba pisana, and a number of smaller and more pointed Cochlicella acuta aestivating on a fence post.
Cernuella virgata (Common white snail)[12]
Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail)[13]
Cochlicella barbara (Small pointed snail)[14]
Musculista senhousia (Asian mussel)[15]
Theba pisana (White garden snail)[16]
[edit]Chordates
[edit]Fish (Freshwater)
Carassius auratus (Goldfish)[17]
Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)[18]
Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia)[19]
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Asian weatherloach)[20]
Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)[21]
Oreochromis spp. (Tilapia)[22]
Perca fluviatilis (European perch, redfin perch)[23]
Salmo trutta (Brown trout)[24]
[edit]Reptiles & Amphibians
Bufo marinus (Cane toad)[25][26]
Hemidactylus frenatus (House Gecko)[27]
[edit]Birds
Acridotheres tristis (Common myna)[28]
Columba livia (Domestic pigeon)[29]
Passer domesticus (House sparrow)[30]
Streptopelia chinensis (Spotted dove)[31]
Sturnus vulgaris (Common starling)[32]
[edit]Mammals
Bos taurus (Cow)[31]
Bubalus bubalis (Water buffalo)[33]
Camelus dromedarius (Camel)[34]
Canis lupus familiaris (Domestic dog)[25]
Capra hircus (Goat)[25]
Equus africanus (African wild ***)[31]
Equus asinus (Burro)[35]
Equus caballus (Horse)[32]
Felis silvestris catus (Feral cat)[25]
Lepus capensis (Cape hare)[31]
Mus musculus (House mouse)[25][32]
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit)[25]
Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat)[36]
Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)[37]
Rattus rattus (Black rat)[38]
Sus scrofa domestica (Domestic pig)[32]
Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)[25][39]
[edit]Echinoderms
Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)[40]
[edit]Fungi and pathogens
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)[41]

[edit]New Zealand
Main article: Invasive species in New Zealand
[edit]Plants
Berberis darwinii (Darwin's Barberry)[42]
Calluna vulgaris (Heather)[43]
Chrysanthemoides monilifera (Boneseed)[44]
Clematis vitalba (Old man's beard)[45]
Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass)[46]
Genisteae tribe (Broom)[45]
Hedychium gardnerianum (Kahili ginger) [45]
Rhododendron ponticum[47]
Senecio spp. (Ragwort)[48]
Schinus terebinthifolia (Christmas Berry)[49]
Tradescantia fluminensis (Wandering Jew)[50]
Ulex spp. (Gorse)[51]
[edit]Diatoms
Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo)[52]
[edit]Animals
[edit]Chordates
[edit]Mammals
Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog)[53]
Mus musculus (House mouse)[54]
Mustela erminea (Stoat)[55]
Mustela putorius furo (Ferret)[56]
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit)[57]
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)[37]
Rattus rattus (Black rat)[38]
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common brushtail possum)[58]
[edit]Birds
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)[59]
Pycnonotus cafer (Red-vented bulbul)[60]
[edit]Fish
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Grass carp)[61]

EUROPE

Plants
Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)[1]
Amorpha fruticosa (Desert false indigo)[2]
Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig)[3]
Caulerpa racemosa (Grape caulerpa)[4]
Caulerpa taxifolia, Mediterranean clone[5]
Crassula helmsii (Australian swamp stonecrop)[6]
Elodea canadensis (Canadian pondweed)[7]
Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)[8]
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust)
Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant hogweed)[9]
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Floating pennywort)[10]
Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam)[11]
Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot feather)[12]
Rhododendron ponticum[13]
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)[14]
[edit]Animals
[edit]Arthropods
[edit]Crustaceans
Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)[15]
Homarus americanus (American lobster)[16]
Orconectes limosus[17]
Orconectes virilis (Virile crayfish)[18]
Pacifastacus leniusculus) (Signal crayfish)[19]
Paralithodes camtschaticus (Red king crab)[20]
Procambarus clarkii (Louisiana crawfish)[21]
[edit]Insects
Harmonia axyridis (Asian lady beetle)[22]
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)[23]
[edit]Chordates
[edit]Ascidians
Styela clava (Stalked sea squirt)[24]
[edit]Birds


A Canada goose in Cambridge, England
Alopochen aegyptiacus (Egyptian goose)[25]
Anser cygnoides (Swan goose)
Anser indicus (Bar-headed goose)
Branta canadensis (Canada goose)
Corvus splendens (House crow)
Myiopsitta monachus (Monk parakeet)
Oxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy duck)[26]
Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed parakeet)
[edit]Mammals
Muntiacus reevesi (Reeves's muntjac)
Mustela vison (American mink)
Myocastor coypus (Coypu, nutria)
Nyctereutes procyonoides (Raccoon dog)
Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)
Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)
Rattus rattus (Black rat)
Sciurus carolinensis (Grey squirrel)
[edit]Reptiles
Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
[edit]Molluscs
[edit]Marine
Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster)
Crepidula fornicata (Common slipper shell)
Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel)
Ensis directus (American jack-knife clam)
[edit]Freshwater
Ferrissia fragilis (Freshwater limpet)[27]
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mud snail)
Melanoides tuberculatus (Red-rimmed melania)
[edit]Platyhelminthes
Arthurdendyus triangulatus (New Zealand flatworm)
Australoplana sanguinea (Australian flatworm)
[edit]Pathogens
Ophiostoma ulmi (Dutch elm disease)

NORTH AMERICA

Plants

Acroptilon repens (Russian knapweed)
Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)
Albizia julibrissin (Silk tree)
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic mustard)
Ardisia crenata (Coral ardisia)
Arundo donax (Giant reed)
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
Bromus tectorum (Downy brome, cheatgrass)
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering rush)
Carduus nutans (Musk thistle)
Casuarina equisetifolia (Australian pine)
Caulerpa taxifolia (Caulerpa, Mediterranean clone)
Centaurea diffusa (Diffuse knapweed)
Centaurea maculosa (Spotted knapweed)
Centaurea solstitialis (Yellow star thistle)
Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor laurel)
Colocasia esculenta (Wild taro)
Conium maculatum (Poison hemlock)
Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass)
Cosmos sulphureus
Cynanchum louisae
Cynanchum rossicum (Dog-strangling vine)
Cytisus scoparius (Common broom, Scotch broom)
Dioscorea bulbifera (Air potato)
Egeria densa (Brazilian waterweed)
Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth)
Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive)
Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive)
Eucalyptus_globulus (Blue Gum Eucalyptus)
Euphorbia esula (Leafy spurge)
Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)
Hedera helix (English ivy)
Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant hogweed)
Hieracium aurantiacum (Orange hawkweed)
Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrilla)
Imperata cylindrica (Cogon grass)
Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
Ligustrum vulgare (Eurasian privet)
Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)
Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle, bush honeysuckle)
Lonicera morrowii (Morrow's honeysuckle, bush honeysuckle)
Lonicera tatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle, bush honeysuckle)
Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern)
Lygodium microphyllum (Old World climbing fern)
Lysimachia nummularia (moneywort)
Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife)
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Melaleuca)
Melia azedarach) (Chinaberry)
Microstegium vimineum (Asian stilt grass)
Mimosa pudica (Mimosa)
Myriophyllum spicatum) (Eurasian watermilfoil)
Onopordum acanthium (Cotton thistle)
Paederia foetida (Skunk vine)
Panicum repens (Torpedo grass)
Pastinaca sativa (Wild parsnip)
Persicaria perfoliata * (formerly Polygonum perfoliatum, mile-a-minute weed, Chinese tearthumb)
Phragmites australis (Common reed)1
Potamogeton crispus (Curly-leaf pondweed)
Pueraria montana var. lobata (Kudzu)
Rhynchelytrum repens (Natal grass)
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose)
Rubus armeniacus (Blackberry)
Rubus phoenicolasius (wineberry)
Rumex crispus (curled dock or curly dock)
Salvinia molesta (Giant salvinia)
Sapium sebiferum (Chinese tallow)
Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)
Solanum viarum (Tropical soda apple)
Spartina alterniflora (Smooth cordgrass)
Striga asiatica (Witchweed)
Tamarix spp. (Saltcedar)
Trapa natans (Water caltrop, water chestnut)
[edit]Insects

Adelges tsugae (Hemlock woolly adelgid)
Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
Agrilus planipennis (Emerald ash borer)
Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian long-horned beetle)
Apis mellifera scutellata (Africanized honeybee)
Bemisia argentifolii (Silverleaf whitefly)
Cactoblastis cactorum (Cactus moth)
Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid)
Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)
Lymantria dispar (European gypsy moth)
Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle)
Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant)
[edit]Aquatic arthropods

Bythotrephes cederstroemi (Spiny water flea)
Carcinus maenas (European green crab)
Daphnia lumholtzi
Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)
[edit]Mollusks

[edit]Aquatic mollusks (freshwater species)
Ampullariidae (Apple snails)
Bithynia tentaculata (Faucet snail)
Cipangopaludina chinensis (Chinese mystery snail)
Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam)
Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel)
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mud snail)
Rapana venosa (Veined rapa whelk)
[edit]Terrestrial mollusks (land snails and slugs)
[edit]Slugs
Deroceras reticulatum
Limax maximus
Lehmannia marginata, previously known as Limax marginatus
Milax gagates
[edit]Snails
Helix aspersa
Theba pisana (White garden snail)
[edit]Fish

Alosa pseudoharengus (Alewife)
Channa argus (Northern snakehead)
Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)
Gymnocephalus cernuus (Eurasian ruffe)
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Bighead carp)
Monopterus albus (Asian swamp eel)
Neogobius melanostomus (Round goby)
Oreochromis aureus (Blue tilapia)
Petromyzon marinus (Sea lamprey)
Pylodictis olivaris (Flathead catfish)
[edit]Reptiles and amphibians

Boiga irregularis (Brown tree snake)
Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled Caiman)
Iguana iguana (Green iguana)
Python molurus bivittatus (Burmese python)
Rana catesbeiana (Bullfrog)
Varanus niloticus (Nile monitor)
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog)
[edit]Birds and mammals

Columba livia (Rock pigeon)
Cygnus olor (Mute swan)
Felis catus (Domestic cat)
Myocastor coypus (Coypu, nutria)
Passer domesticus (House sparrow)
Sturnus vulgaris (European starling)
Sus scrofa (Wild boar)
[edit]Pathogens

Avipoxvirus (Fowlpox)
Cryphonectria parasitica (Chestnut blight)
Flavivirus (West Nile virus)
Myxobolus cerebralis (Whirling disease)
Ophiostoma ulmi (Dutch elm disease)
Paramyxovirus (Exotic Newcastle disease)
Phakopsora spp. (Soybean rust)
Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden oak death)
Potyvirus (Plum pox)
[edit]Others

Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo, rock snot)
Lumbricidae spp. (Earthworms)
Varroa destructor (Varroa mite)

ANTARTICA

Not found (most likely none)

SOUTH AMERICA

NOT FOUND >.<

Humans are the first invasive species and have helped/created all the others. We are the first species known to spread from one land mass to another by ourselves.

WOW thats a lot of things we spread WOW
 
See below.

Fishfriend1 said:
Lets see how many different species of creature (aquatic, land air, plant, other) are invasive.

Let me start:
The andacondas of the everglades It's Burmese Pythons that are the problem and possibly African Rock Pythons, not anacondas.
the lionfish of florida
those giant rat things from florida
cats, birds, insects, dogs, frogs, fish of Hawaii
the cats, rabbits, toads, and wasamicallits of Australia
the rodents of everywhere
the fish from a river that drains into the great lakes*
the ivy and other vine plants of the US
the evil little devils called Humans (every land mass has populations of them)
and many others (earthworms, snakes, cats, dogs, fish)*
Click to expand...
 
:nilly: the japanese lady bug
 
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