The following is an incomplete list of aquatic invasive animals found in, or adjacent to, the Capital-Mohawk PRISM. Click on the name to read individual species details courtesy of NYIS. For information on the difference between an emerging and widespread aquatic animal, check out our Tier List, which ranks the species of concern for the region in order of abundance and management strategy. Tiers 1 and 2 are considered emerging species which need to be responded to quickly once found.

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Widespread

Widespread aquatic animals are species that have established themselves in the region, leading to the use of multiple management practices. These practices primarily include containing a species if it is in a low enough abundance and/or developing local management strategies to suppress their impacts.

• Asian Clam
• Banded Mysterysnail
• Bloody Red Shrimp
• Chinese Mysterysnail
• Common Carp
• Faucet Snail
• Goldfish
• Quagga Mussel
• Red-eared Slider
• Rudd
• Rusty Crayfish
• Spiny Waterflea
• Zebra Mussel

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Emerging

Emerging aquatic animals are species that have not established fully in the region, giving us a chance to stop these invaders in their tracks through eradication and rapid response efforts. If you believe you have identified one of these animals, please contact PRISM staff using the contact page and/or upload your observation to iMapInvasives.

• Northern Snakehead
• Western Mosquitofish
• Oriental Weatherfish
• Round Goby

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