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Introduced and invasive animals in India

84 animal species are listed as introduced in India by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 15 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in India

Introduced species: 84
Flagged invasive: 15

Which invasive animals are in India?

Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

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All introduced animals in India

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Longlegged ant	Anoplolepis gracilipes	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cachama	Piaractus brachypomus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Radiated Ptero	Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Western cattle egret	Ardea ibis	Ardeidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Tench	Tinca tinca	Tincidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Dengue fever mosquito	Aedes aegypti	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Walking catfish	Clarias batrachus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Crown-of-thorns starfish	Acanthaster planci	Acanthasteridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Iridescent shark	Pangasianodon hypophthalmus	Pangasiidae	Endangered	Introduced
Black Amur	Mylopharyngodon piceus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red palm weevil	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Three spot gourami	Trichopodus trichopterus	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Laker	Salvelinus namaycush	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Giant gourami	Osphronemus goramy	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pharaoh ant	Monomorium pharaonis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lemon butterfly	Papilio demoleus	Papilionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mealy scale	Icerya purchasi	Monophlebidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Java barb	Barbonymus gonionotus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cave molly	Poecilia mexicana	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Turf ant	Tetramorium caespitum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crazy ant	Paratrechina longicornis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tropical fire ant	Solenopsis geminata	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Threespot cichlid	Cichlasoma trimaculatum	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cypress aphid	Cinara cupressi	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Amazon sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys pardalis	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asian clam	Corbicula fluminalis	Cyrenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Vermiculated sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hemlock woolly adelgid	Adelges tsugae	Adelgidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black-striped mussel	Mytilopsis sallei	Dreissenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Smooth tubeworm	Protula tubularia	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys anisitsi	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White-footed ant	Technomyrmex albipes	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Yellow Sneaking ant	Cardiocondyla wroughtonii	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spiny hands	Charybdis hellerii	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floral ant	Monomorium floricola	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ram	Ovis aries	Bovidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Destroyer ant	Trichomyrmex destructor	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red coral	Tubastraea coccinea	Dendrophylliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Erythrina gall wasp	Quadrastichus erythrinae	Eulophidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dirty sea squirt	Ascidiella aspersa	Ascidiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wooly ant	Tetramorium lanuginosum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Groove-headed fierce ant	Tetramorium simillimum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blunt-spined Microcosmus	Microcosmus squamiger	Pyuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kid	Capra hircus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Shiny harvester ant	Trichomyrmex glaber	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cardiocondyla nuda	Cardiocondyla nuda	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cossura coasta	Cossura coasta	Cossuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Glycera longipinnis	Glycera longipinnis	Glyceridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lepisiota opaca	Lepisiota opaca	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lumbrineris bifilaris	Lumbrineris bifilaris	Lumbrineridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lumbrineris latreilli	Lumbrineris latreilli	Lumbrineridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lymantria dispar	Lymantria dispar	Erebidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Malacoceros indicus	Malacoceros indicus	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Monomorium indicum	Monomorium indicum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Monomorium orientale	Monomorium orientale	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Neanthes cricognatha	Neanthes cricognatha	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Odontoponera transversa	Odontoponera transversa	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Onuphis eremita	Onuphis eremita	Onuphidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Onuphis holobranchiata	Onuphis holobranchiata	Onuphidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Perinereis nuntia	Perinereis nuntia	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Petaloproctus terricola	Petaloproctus terricola	Maldanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Protocirrineris chrysoderma	Protocirrineris chrysoderma	Cirratulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Scolelepis squamata	Scolelepis squamata	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tetramorium smithi	Tetramorium smithi	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced

A species is on this list when the country's checklist in the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species records it as introduced by people and present. It is marked invasive when the checklist records an impact on native wildlife or habitats. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another, and checklists are revised as countries report, so the list is not final. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0). See the sources.