List of invasive aquatic species in Montana

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Montana, USA, has a wide variety of invasive aquatic species ranging from algae to turtles. The effect each invasive species has on the environment varies greatly, some species are devastating while others are negligible. [1] Aquatic plants and algae may easily be transported from lake to lake by boaters who do not take the necessary precautions when launching their boats into new bodies of water. [2] Sometimes, pet owners release their pets into a non-native habitat where they will actually thrive and eventually establish a population and then begin to displace the native species that it competes with. [3]

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Algae

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Didymosphenia geminata Rio Espolon.jpg
Gomphonemataceae Didymosphenia geminata Didymo Cryptogenic

Amphibians

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Lithobates catesbeianus, Isui-en.jpg
Ranidae Lithobates catesbeianus American bullfrogNative transplant
Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla) - Flickr - GregTheBusker.jpg
Hylidae Pseudacris regilla Northern Pacific tree frogNative transplant

Fish

MediaFamilyScientific NameCommon nameOrigin
Ambloplites rupestris.jpg
Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestris Rock bassNative transplant
Hal - Ameiurus melas - 3.jpg
Ictaluridae Ameiurus melas Black bullheadNative transplant
Ameiurus natalis.jpg
Ictaluridae Ameiurus natalis Yellow bullheadNative transplant
ginbunanoQun re YB105295.jpg
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus GoldfishExotic
Catostomus occidentalis.jpg
Catostomidae Catostomus ardens Utah suckerNative transplant
White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii.jpg
Catostomidae Catostomus commersonii White suckerNative transplant
Cisco.jpg
Salmonidae Coregonus artedi CiscoNative transplant
Coregonus clupeaformis.jpg
Salmonidae Coregonus clupeaformis Lake whitefishNative transplant
Couesius plumbeus.jpg
Cyprinidae Couesius plumbeus Lake chubNative transplant
Culaea inconstans.jpg
Gasterosteidae Culaea inconstans Brook sticklebackNative transplant
Cyprinus carpio 01.jpg
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio Common carpExotic
Esocidae Esox lucius Northern pikeNative transplant
Tiger Muskellunge - Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes - Pennsylvania - 2013-06-03.jpg
EsocidaeEsox lucius × masquinongy Tiger muskellungeNative hybrid
Banded killifish.JPG
Fundulidae Fundulus kansaeNorthern Plains killifishNative transplant
Fundulus zebrinus.jpg
Fundulidae Fundulus zebrinus Plains killifishNative transplant
Gambusia affinis.jpg
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Western mosquitofishNative transplant
Leatherside Chub.jpg
Cyprinidae Gila atraria Utah chubNative transplant
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus).jpg
Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfishNative transplant
Greengill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus x cyanellus 2.jpg
Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfishNative transplant
Lepomis gibbosus PAQ.jpg
Centrarchidae Lepomis gibbosus PumpkinseedNative transplant
Lepomis macrochirus photo.jpg
Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus BluegillNative transplant
Juvenile Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu).jpg
Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bassNative transplant
Micropterus salmoides Lake Biwa Museum1.jpg
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bassNative transplant
White bass.jpg
Moronidae Morone chrysops White bassNative transplant
Notemigonus crysoleucas Tyson.JPG
Cyprinidae Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden shinerNative transplant
Notropis hudsonius (S0147) (12596881293).jpg
Cyprinidae Notropis hudsonius Spottail shinerNative transplant
Small Golden Trout.jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus aguabonita Golden troutNative transplant
Spawning Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) (4) (43176265761).jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri Yellowstone cutthroat troutNative transplant
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Middle Fork Flathead (27912294517).jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi Westslope cutthroat troutNative transplant
CutbowGardnerRiverYNP.jpg
SalmonidaeOncorhynchus clarkii × mykiss Cutbow troutNative hybrid
Young Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch.jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho salmonNative transplant
Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp. gairdneri.jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow troutNative transplant
Redband trout.jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp. Redband troutNative transplant
Oncorhynchus nerka 2.jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmonNative transplant
Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha.jpg
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmonNative transplant
Oreochromis mossambicus.JPG
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapiaExotic
Rainbow smelt (Haviland B).JPG
Osmeridae Osmerus mordax Rainbow smeltNative transplant
YellowPerch.jpg
Percidae Perca flavescens Yellow perchNative transplant
Piaractus brachypomus.JPG
Characidae Piaractus brachypomus Pirapitinga, red-bellied pacuExotic
Pimephales promelas Fathead.jpg
Cyprinidae Pimephales promelas Fathead minnowNative transplant
Poecilia latipinna.jpg
Poeciliidae Poecilia latipinna Sailfin mollyNative transplant
Poeciliidae Poecilia mexicana 1.jpg
Poeciliidae Poecilia mexicana Shortfin mollyExotic
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata GuppyExotic
Black Molly 2.jpg
Poeciliidae Poecilia sphenops Mexican mollyExotic
White Crappie.jpg
Centrarchidae Pomoxis annularis White crappieNative transplant
Pomoxis nigromaculatus1.jpg
Centrarchidae Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black crappieNative transplant
FMIB 39776 Leuciscus siuslawi Evermann & Meek, new species.jpeg
Cyprinidae Richardsonius balteatus Redside shinerExotic
Ohridforellen.jpg
Salmonidae Salmo letnica Ohrid troutExotic
Atlantic Salmon Adults (5198590842).jpg
Salmonidae Salmo salar sebago Atlantic salmonNative transplant
Salmo trutta.jpg
Salmonidae Salmo trutta Brown troutExotic
SalmoTruttaTrutta.jpg
SalmonidaeSalmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalisTiger troutExotic hybrid
Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg
Salmonidae Salvelinus fontinalis Brook troutNative transplant
Adirondack Museum - Salvelinus namaycush - 1.jpg
Salmonidae Salvelinus namaycush Lake troutNative transplant
Saugeye.jpg
Percidae Sander canadensis × vitreusSaugeyeNative hybrid
Sander vitreus.jpg
Percidae Sander vitreus WalleyeNative transplant
Underwater Arctic Grayling.jpg
Salmonidae Thymallus arcticus Arctic graylingNative transplant
Umbra limi.jpg
Umbridae Umbra limi Central mudminnowNative transplant
Xiphophorus hellerii - male and female.jpg
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtailExotic
Xiphophorus maculatus in aqarium.JPG
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus Southern platyfishExotic
Xipho variatus maschio.jpg
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus variatus Variable platyfishExotic

Aquatic mammals

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Ragondin (Myocastor coypus) (39).jpg
Myocastoridae Myocastor coypus NutriaExotic

Mollusks

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Corbicula fluminea (40085300064).jpg
Cyrenidae Corbicula fluminea Asian clamExotic
Dreissena polymorpha.jpg
Dreissenidae Dreissena sp. Zebra muscleExotic
Bithynia tentaculata.jpg
Bithyniidae Bithynia tentaculata Mud bithynia, faucet snailExotic
Melanoides tuberculatus 2.png
Thiaridae Melanoides tuberculata Red-rim melaniaExotic
Blasenschnecke 05.jpg
Physidae Physella acuta Acute bladder snailNative transplant
Potamopyrgus oppidanus and Potamopyrgus antipodarum on a skeletal mahoe leaf 2.jpg
Hydrobiidae Potamopyrgus antipodarum New Zealand mudsnailExotic
Big-eared Radix (Radix auricularia) - Guelph, Ontario 2014-05-22 (01).jpg
Lymnaeidae Radix auricularia European ear snailExotic

Aquatic plants

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Geknikte vossestaart aar (Alopecurus geniculatus inflorescens).jpg
Poaceae Alopecurus geniculatus Water foxtailExotic
Butomus umbellatus kz13.jpg
Butomaceae Butomus umbellatus Flowering rushExotic
Callitriche stagnalis habit1 (12079465124).jpg
Plantaginaceae Callitriche stagnalis Pond water-starwortExotic
Iris pseudacorus 188985437.jpg
Iridaceae Iris pseudacorus Yellow irisExotic
Juncus compressus habitus.jpeg
Juncaceae Juncus compressus Roundfruit rushExotic
JuncusGerardii.jpg
Juncaceae Juncus gerardii Saltmeadow rushNative transplant
20170723Lythrum salicaria.jpg
Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrifeExotic
Myosotis scorpioides, 2020-10-14, Wexford, 01.jpg
Boraginaceae Myosotis scorpioides Forget-me-notExotic
Myriophyllum aquaticum 0zz.jpg
Haloragaceae Myriophyllum aquaticum Parrot featherExotic
Myriophyllum spicatum 190812.JPG
Haloragaceae Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian watermilfoilExotic
Najas marina kz1.jpg
Hydrocharitaceae Najas marina Holly-leaf waternymphNative transplant
Nasturtium officinale sl155.jpg
Brassicaceae Nasturtium officinale water-cressExotic
Nymphaea odorata1.jpg
Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea odorata American white waterlilyNative transplant
Phalaris arundinacea 2 RF.jpg
Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea Reed canarygrassExotic
PotamogetonCrispus.jpg
Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton crispus Curly-leaf pondweedExotic
Rorippa sylvestris kz01.jpg
Brassicaceae Rorippa sylvestris KeekExotic
Genus Tamarix. rod Tamariks.jpg
Tamaricaceae Tamarix TamariskExotic
Typha angustifolia Palka waskolistna 2015-08-30 03.jpg
Typhaceae Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved cattailExotic
Vallisneria americana (USDA).jpg
Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria americana Wild-celeryNative transplant

Reptiles

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Blacklick Woods - Common snapping turtles mating 2.jpg
Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina Snapping turtleNative transplant

Crustaceans

MediaFamilyScientific nameCommon nameOrigin
Gammarus sp. - Crow Head, Newfoundland 2019-08-15 (01).jpg
Gammaridae Gammarus sp. AmphipodNative transplant
Northern Crayfish, Rideau River 1.jpg
Cambaridae Faxonius virilis Virile crayfish, northern crayfishNative transplant
Mysis diluviana.jpg
Mysidae Mysis diluviana Opossum shrimpNative transplant

References

  1. Clancy, Niall G.; Bourret, Samuel L. (2020). "Using social and physical variables to assess vulnerability of northwestern Montana lakes to illegal fish introductions". Hydrobiologia. 847 (14): 3055–3065. doi: 10.1007/s10750-020-04312-z . ISSN   0018-8158. S2CID   219103493.
  2. Ratz, David. "Aquatic Invasive Species". Montana Field Guide. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
    - Taylor, Brad W.; Bothwell, Max L. (1 June 2014). "The Origin of Invasive Microorganisms Matters for Science, Policy, and Management: The Case of Didymosphenia geminata". BioScience. 64 (6): 531–538. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu060. ISSN   1525-3244. PMC   4776677 . PMID   26955071.
  3. "Nonindigenous Aquatic Species". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
    - "Montana Invasive Species" . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
    - "FWP :: FWP Apps". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved 13 June 2022.[ better source needed ]
    - "Aquatic Invasives". National Invasive Species Information Center. US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 June 2022.