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Introduced and invasive animals in Panama
63 animal species are listed as introduced in Panama by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 5 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 63
- Flagged invasive
- 5
Which invasive animals are in Panama?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus
Bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Black Amur
Mylopharyngodon piceus
Blue lobster
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
All introduced animals in Panama
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian tiger mosquito | Aedes albopictus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Cyprinidae | Data Deficient | Invasive |
| Black Amur | Mylopharyngodon piceus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Blue lobster | Macrobrachium rosenbergii | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Raillietiella indica | Raillietiella indica | Raillietiellidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | Salmonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Red lionfish | Pterois volitans | Scorpaenidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Chichak | Hemidactylus frenatus | Gekkonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black tiger shrimp | Penaeus monodon | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cachama | Colossoma macropomum | Serrasalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bull | Lepomis macrochirus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red crayfish | Procambarus clarkii | Cambaridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | Thraupidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Channel cat | Ictalurus punctatus | Ictaluridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cachama | Piaractus brachypomus | Serrasalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian clam | Corbicula fluminea | Cyrenidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Peacock bass | Cichla ocellaris | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-rim melania | Melanoides tuberculata | Thiaridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Drum | Sciaenops ocellatus | Sciaenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mud carp | Cirrhinus molitorella | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Speck | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Indian mongoose | Urva auropunctata | Herpestidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black gudgeon | Eleotris melanosoma | Eleotridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aztec cichlid | Parachromis managuensis | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Coptodon rendalli | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mongrel | Ictiobus cyprinellus | Catostomidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Antilles coquí | Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Eleutherodactylidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Greenhouse frog | Eleutherodactylus planirostris | Eleutherodactylidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Paraná pacu | Piaractus mesopotamicus | Serrasalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Sac-a-lait | Pomoxis annularis | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bream | Lepomis microlophus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mud crab | Rhithropanopeus harrisii | Panopeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-eyed coquí | Eleutherodactylus antillensis | Eleutherodactylidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Muzzled blenny | Omobranchus punctatus | Blenniidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Silver catfish | Rhamdia quelen | Heptapteridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mud sleeper | Butis koilomatodon | Butidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Amazon river prawn | Macrobrachium amazonicum | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Marron | Cherax tenuimanus | Parastacidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Smooth turtle leech | Placobdella parasitica | Glossiphoniidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-spotted ascidian | Ascidia incrassata | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Chestnut slug | Deroceras invadens | Agriolimacidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pearly jingle | Anomia peruviana | Anomiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Crevice ascidian | Ascidia sydneiensis | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Flat tunicate | Botryllus planus | Styelidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian tapeworm | Schyzocotyle acheilognathi | Bothriocephalidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bullfrog | Aquarana catesbeiana | Ranidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Didemnum perlucidum | Didemnum perlucidum | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lissoclinum fragile | Lissoclinum fragile | Didemnidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Miyagi oyster | Magallana gigas | Ostreidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Polyandrocarpa anguinea | Polyandrocarpa anguinea | Styelidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pomacea zeteki | Pomacea zeteki | Ampullariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Symplegma rubra | Symplegma rubra | Styelidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Trididemnum orbiculatum | Trididemnum orbiculatum | Didemnidae | 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.