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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

Aquatic Illinois, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

The Aquatic Exotic Species Fact Cards can be used to support the lessons in Units 1, 2 and 3. They canalso be used independently for students to learn more about these species and to encourage furtherresearch.

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Aquatic Exotic SpeciesFact Cards

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trout

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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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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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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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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

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