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Red Swamp Crayfish
Procambarus clarkii
Red swamp crayfish are crustaceans that are dark red in color and grow to 2-5 inches in length. The plates on the body of the red swamp crayfish touch on the center of its back distinguishing from the native white river crayfish.
Reed Canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canarygrass can reach 5 ft. in height. Its leaves are hairless, reaching up to 10” long and 1⁄4" to 1⁄3" wide. This grass has an extensive root system and spreads primarily through rhizomes, but also produces a high number of seeds.
Round Goby
Neogobius melanostomus
The round goby is a small, soft-bodied fish with a distinctive black spot on its first dorsal fin. It has large, protruding eyes and its body ranges from 4-10" in length. While juveniles are grey, adult round gobies have grey, black, brown and olive green markings.
Rusty Crayfish
Orconectes rusticus
The rusty crayfish has a dark brown body, distinguishable by dark, rusty spots on either side of the carapace. Rusty crayfish are opportunistic feeders. They are a very aggressive species that often displace native crayfish
Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom is a shrub with small, pea-like yellow flowers that bloom from late May to June. It grows up to 10 feet tall and its green branches are sharply angled with five ridges.
Sea Lamprey
Petromyzon marinus
The sea lamprey is an aggressive parasitic fish that resembles an eel. This species has two dorsal fins, no paired fins, seven gill openings, and a very distinctive disk-shaped mouth with sharp, curved teeth and a rasping tongue. Their scaleless body is a mottled gray to black color that fades to a silver-white coloration on the underside. Adult sea lampreys are generally 12-20 inches in length.
Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Silver carp are deep-bodied fish that are laterally compressed. These large fish, which can reach up to 100 lbs., can breed very rapidly.
Sirex (European) Woodwasp
Sirex noctilio
Woodwasps (or horntails) are large, full-bodied insects about 1'' to 1 1/2" long. Adult females have dark metallic blue or black bodies with orange legs. The male's head and thorax are metallic blue, and the abdomen is orange at the center and black at the base. Adults emerge from July to September.