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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Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) | Fish | Gobiidae | Prohibited |
Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus) | Fish | Cyprinidae | Prohibited |
Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) | Crustaceans | Cambaridae | Prohibited |
Ryukyu Brown frog (Rana okinavana) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Ryukyu Yellow Pond turtle (Mauremys mutica kami) | Reptiles | Emydidae | Prohibited |
Sahara frog (Rana saharica) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
San Chiang Tree frog (Hyla sanchiangensis) | Amphibians | Hylidae | Prohibited |
Sand Ghost shrimp (Biffarius arenosus) | Crustaceans | Callianassidae | Regulated |
Sea flea (Nebalia sp) | Crustaceans | Leptostraca | Regulated |
Sea grape tunicate (Molgula manhattensis) | Tunicate/Sea-squirt | Molgulidae | Unlisted |
Shangcheng Stout salamander (Pachyhynobius shangchengensis) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Shensi Tree frog (Hyla tsinlingensis) | Amphibians | Hylidae | Prohibited |
Shiucheng salamander (Pseudohynobius shuichengensis) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Siberian frog (Rana altaica) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) | Amphibians | Hynobiidae | Prohibited |
Siberian wood frog (Rana amurensis) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Sichuan frog (Rana shuchinae) | Amphibians | Ranidae | Prohibited |
Sierra newt (Taricha torosa) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) | Fish | Cyprinidae | Prohibited |
Silver Orfe (Leuciscus idus - Silver) | Fish | Cyprinidae | Prohibited |
Smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris lantzi) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Smooth Softshell turtle (Apalone mutica mutica) | Reptiles | Trionychidae | Prohibited |
Solitary sea squirt (Ciona savignyi) | Tunicate/Sea-squirt | Cionidae | Unlisted |
Southern Crested newt (Triturus karelinii) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Southern Rock lobster (Jasus novaehollandiae) | Crustaceans | Panuliridae | Regulated |