Aquatic invasive species (AIS) pose an ongoing threat to Washington's environment and economy. Find out which species are considered invasive in Washington.
Species | Category | Family | AIS classification |
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Tokyo Daruma pond frog (Rana porosa) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Triploid Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella - Tripliod) | Fish | Cyprinidae | Regulated |
Tropical Clawed frog (Silurana tropicalis) | Amphibians | Pipidae | Prohibited |
Tsinpa salamander (Pseudohynobius tsinpaensis) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Tsushima Brown frog (Rana tsushimensis) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Varaldi's Spadefoot toad (Pelobates varaldii) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Varnish clam (Nuttallia obscurata) | Molluscs | Psammobiidae | Regulated |
Vase tunicate (Ciona intestinalis) | Tunicate/Sea-squirt | Cionidae | Unlisted |
Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) | Fish | Clariidae | Prohibited |
Western Chinese Mountain salamander (Batrachuperus pinchonii) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Western Spadefoot toad (Pelobates cultripes) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Western Spadefoot toad (Spea hammondii) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Wild Goldfish (Carassius auratus) | Fish | Cyprinidae | Regulated |
Wood frog (Rana nigrolineata) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) | Reptiles | Emydidae | Prohibited |
Wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Wushan salamander (Liua shihi) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Yabby (Cherax albidus) | Crustaceans | Parastacidae | Prohibited |
Yabby (Cherax preissii) | Crustaceans | Parastacidae | Prohibited |
Yabby (Cherax rotundus setotus) | Crustaceans | Parastacidae | Prohibited |
Yarra crayfish (Euastacus yarraensis) | Crustaceans | Parastacidae | Prohibited |
Yellow-spotted salamander (Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) | Molluscs | Dreissenidae | Prohibited |
Zhangcun frog (Rana zhengi) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Zhaoping Treefrog (Hyla zhaopingensis) | Amphibians | Hylidae | Prohibited |