com
mo
n ca
rpC
yprinu
s carpio
Kingdom Anim
alia Phylum
ChordataSuperclass OsteichthyesClass ActinopterygiiLOCATION
–statew
ide - exoticFEATURES
–tw
o barbels on each side of lower
jaw; introduced in the late 1800s; native to Asia
HABITAT–
lakes, ponds, riversHABITS
–bottom
forager; feeds in late eveningand early m
orning
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rain
bow
trout
Salmo gairdn
eri
Kingdom Anim
alia Phylum
ChordataSuperclass OsteichthyesClass ActinopterygiiLOCATION
–Lake M
ichigan and inland lakesw
here stocking occurs - exoticFEATURES
–native to the Pacific coast of North
America; pink stripe on side; adipose fin; intro-
duced in the 1920sHABITAT
–w
ater bodies with cool tem
peraturesHABITS
–eats insects, snails and sm
all fishes
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purp
lelo
ose
strifeLyth
rum
salicaria
Kingdom Plantae
Division TracheophytaLOCATION
–m
ainly northern and northeasternIllinois - exoticFEATURES
–can distribute tw
o million seeds
per year; no native predators; native to Europeand Asia; in Illinois since about 1940HABITAT
–disturbed, m
oist soils; marshes; lake
shoresHABITS
–form
s dense stands; animals w
ill noteat it; crow
ds out native species
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zebra
musse
lD
reissena polym
orpha
Kingdom Anim
alia Phylum
Mollusca
Class BivalviaLOCATION
–Lake M
ichigan and large rivers -exoticFEATURES
–found in Illinois w
aters in 1990; may
produce up to one million eggs at once; native to
Caspian Sea region of AsiaHABITAT
–lakes, rivers
HABITS–
filter feeder; will attach to nearly
anything in water
rusty cra
yfish
Orcon
ectes rusticu
s
Kingdom Anim
alia Phylum
ArthropodaClass M
alacostracaLOCATION
–Lake M
ichigan; Fox, Illinois andRock river system
s - exoticFEATURES
–native to Ohio, Kentucky and Ten-
nessee; large red spot on each side of carapace;believed to have been introduced in the 1970sHABITAT
–stream
s and lakesHABITS
–aggressive; reduces aquatic vegetation
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spin
y wate
r flea
Byth
otrephes cederstroem
i
Kingdom Anim
aliaPhylum
ArthropodaClass BranchiopodaLOCATION
–Lake M
ichigan, possibly some inland
lakes - exoticFEATURES
–native of Europe; present in Illinois
by 1987; reproduces rapidly; long, barbed tailspineHABITAT
–cool, deep lakes
HABITS–
eats plankton