Table 5. Non-native species in aquatic habitats of the South-Central Texas study unit, Texas
[From Bowles and Arsuffi (1993); Howells (1997); and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1995). --, not known or not applicable]
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| Anthophyta | ||||||
| Araceae | Colocasia esculenta | Wild taro | -- | |||
| Pistia stratiotes | Water lettuce | -- | ||||
| Haloragaceae | Myriophyllum brasiliense | Parrotfeather | aquaria | |||
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian watermilfoil | aquaria | ||||
| Hydrocharitaceae | Egeria densa | Giant waterweed | aquaria | |||
| Hydrilla verticillata | African elodea | aquaria | ||||
| Pontederiaceae | Eichhornia crassipes | Water hyacinth | ornamental | |||
| Potamogetonaceae | Potamogeton crispus L. | Curly pondweed | -- | |||
| Scrophulariaceae | Limnophila sessiflora | -- | aquaria | |||
| Chordata | ||||||
| Centrarchidae | Ambloplites rupestris | Rock bass | game fish | |||
| Lepomis auritus | Redbreast sunfish | game fish | ||||
| Micropterus dolomieu | Smallmouth bass | game fish | ||||
| Characidae | Astyanax mexicanus | Mexican tetra | -- | |||
| Cichlidae | Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum | Rio Grande cichlid | pond fish | |||
| Tilapia aurea | Blue tiliapia | aquaria | ||||
| Tilapia mossambica | Mozambique tilapia | aquaria | ||||
| Tilapia zilli | Redbelly tilapia | aquaria | ||||
| Cyprinidae | Carassius auratus | Goldfish | aquaria | |||
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | Grass carp | plant control | ||||
| Cyprinus carpio | Common carp (koi) | pond fish | ||||
| Cyprinodontidae | Cyprinodon variegatus | Sheepshead minnow | bait | |||
| Loricariidae | Hypostomus plecostomus | Suckermouth catfish | aquaria | |||
| Myocastor coypus | Nutria | fur production | ||||
| Percichthyidae | Morone saxatilis | Striped bass | game fish | |||
| Percidae | Stizostedion vitreum | Walleye | game fish | |||
| Poeciliidae | Poecilia formosa | Amazon molly | bait/aquaria | |||
| Poecilia latipinna | Sailfin molly | bait | ||||
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | aquaria | ||||
| Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Rainbow trout | game fish | |||
| Salmo trutta | Brown trout | game fish | ||||
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook trout | game fish | ||||
| Mollusca | ||||||
| Ampullariidae | Marisa cornuarietis | Giant ramshorn snail | aquaria | |||
| Corbiculidae | Corbicula fluminaea | Asiatic clam | -- | |||
| Thiaridae | Melanoides granifera | Quilted Melania | aquaria | |||
| Melanoides tuberculata | Red-rimmed melania | aquaria | ||||
| Pterophyta | ||||||
| Parkeriaceae | Ceratopteris thalictroides | Water sprite | aquaria | |||
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| Myocastoridae | Myocastor coypus | Nutria | fur production | |||
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