Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
Cnidarians-AnthozoansAiptasiogeton eruptaurantia*2019DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesAmbloplites rupestris*1842DefiniteEstablishedCanal
FishesAmia calva*1988DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Fisheries Intentional
NematodesAnguillicola crassus*1997DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Arthropoda-InsectsAnisolabis maritima2013DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
FishesAplodinotus grunniens*1978DefiniteEstablishedCanal
Mollusks-GastropodsBithynia tentaculata1879DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Dry Ballast, Scientific Escape
Cnidarians-HydrozoansBlackfordia virginica1904DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Annelids-PolychaetesBoccardiella ligerica2004DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
TunicatesBotrylloides violaceus2003DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-OligochaetesBranchiura sowerbyi*1980DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Ballast Water, Dry Ballast
BryozoansBugula neritina2019DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCaprella mutica2019DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesCarassius auratus1842DefiniteEstablishedPet Release
Crustaceans-CrabsCarcinus maenas1817DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsChaetococcus phragmitis*2005DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Cargo, Dry Ballast
AlgaeCodium fragile ssp. Fragile1972DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal, Oyster Accidental
Mollusks-BivalvesCorbicula fluminea1981DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Discarded Bait, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Pet Release
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCordylophora caspia1972DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
FishesCyprinus carpio1832DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Fisheries Intentional
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene lineata1972DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesDreissena bugensis2008DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Canal, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Mollusks-BivalvesDreissena polymorpha1991DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Mollusks-GastropodsElimia livescens1872DefiniteEstablishedCanal
Crustaceans-CrabsEriocheir sinensis2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Fisheries Intentional
FishesEsox lucius*1976DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Crustaceans-CrayfishFaxonius rusticus1996DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait
Arthropoda-InsectsGalerucella calmariensis*1997DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
Arthropoda-InsectsGalerucella pusilla*1997DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
FishesGambusia affinis1991DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
Cnidarians-HydrozoansGonionemus vertens2016DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-AmphipodsGrandidierella japonica2019DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeGrateloupia turuturu2018DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
ProtozoansHaplosporidium nelsoni*1979DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-CrabsHemigrapsus sanguineus1992DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Arthropoda-InsectsHylobius transversovittatus*1997DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
Crustaceans-IsopodsIaniropsis serricaudis2019DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesIchthyomyzon unicuspis*1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesIctalurus punctatus1976DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Intentional
FishesLabidesthes sicculus*1991DefiniteEstablishedCanal
FishesLepomis cyanellus1976DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
FishesLepomis gulosus1936DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
FishesLepomis macrochirus1855DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Intentional
Crustaceans-IsopodsLigia exotica2017DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Mollusks-GastropodsLittorina littorea1888DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
AlgaeLomentaria orcadensis*1889DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesMicropterus dolomieu1902DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Intentional
FishesMicropterus salmoides1882DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesMisgurnus anguillicaudatus*2013DefiniteEstablishedPet Release
FishesMorone chrysops*1976DefiniteEstablishedCanal
FishesMoxostoma macrolepidotum*1999DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Mollusks-GastropodsMyosotella myosotis1865DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Mollusks-BivalvesMytilopsis leucophaeata1937DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsNacerdes melanura*1893DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
FishesNeogobius melanostomus*2021DefiniteEstablishedCanal
FishesNotropis atherinoides*1936DefiniteEstablishedCanal
FishesOncorhynchus mykiss*1874DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Crustaceans-ShrimpPalaemon macrodactylus2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
FishesPercina peltata*1936DefiniteEstablishedCanal
ProtozoansPerkinsus marinus*1991DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
FishesPimephales promelas1936DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait
Mollusks-BivalvesPisidium amnicum1983DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Canal, Dry Ballast, Packing Material
Mollusks-GastropodsPleurocera canaliculata1869DefiniteEstablishedCanal
FishesPomoxis annularis1976DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Intentional
FishesPomoxis nigromaculatus1935DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Fisheries Intentional
Annelids-OligochaetesPotamothrix vejdovskyi*1990DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Canal
Mollusks-BivalvesRangia cuneata1988DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Unknown Vector
Arthropoda-InsectsRhizedra lutosa*NoneDefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesSalmo trutta*1886DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
FishesSander vitreus*1893DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
FishesScardinius erythrophthalmus*1986DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait
AlgaeStriaria attenuata*1886DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela clava2019DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsSynidotea laticauda2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsTelmatogeton japonicus*1947DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesTeredo navalis1862DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansTricellaria inopinata2019DefiniteEstablishedHabitat Restoration
AlgaeUlva laetevirens*2013DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesUmbra limi*1974DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Discarded Bait
Mollusks-GastropodsValvata piscinalis1985DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Canal
Mollusks-GastropodsViviparus georgianus1895DefiniteEstablishedScientific Escape
* = Species summary still under review.