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PFBC Banned Species

Click on any photo below to learn more about the negative impacts caused by each of these invasive species.

Snakeheads (all species)
(Channa spp.)
Quagga Mussel
(Dreissena bugensis)
Zebra Mussel
(Dreissena polymorpha)
Eurasian Ruffe
(Gymnocephalus cernuus)

Silver Carp

(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Bighead Carp

(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)

Black Carp

(Mylopharyngodon piceus)

Round Goby

(Neogobius melanostomus)

Rusty Crayfish

(Orconectes rusticus)

Tubenose Goby

(Proterorhinus semilunaris)

European Rudd

(Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

The Pennsylvania iMapInvasives Program is a partnership of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, and NatureServe.

Funding for Pennsylvania iMapInvasives is provided by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, iMapInvasives partner
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative logo, iMapInvasives funding source
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