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COMMON Name List

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Species	Taxonomy	Type	Image
Apple Snail Pomacea maculata	Class: Gastropoda Order: Architaenioglossa Family: Architaenioglossa	Snail
Armored Catfishes Hypostomus plecostomus, Pterygoplichthys spp.	Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osteichthyes Family: Loricariidae	Fish
Asian clam Corbicula fluminea	Class: Bivalvia Order: Veneroida Family: Corbiculidae	Clam
Asian Swamp Eel Monopterus albus	Class: Actinopterygii Order: Synbranchiformes Family: Synbranchidae	Fish
Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae	Fish
Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus	Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae	Fish
Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus	Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae	Fish
Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis	Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae	Reptile
Cuban Treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis	Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae	Reptile
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae	Bird