Bythotrephes longimanus Leydig, 1860
Spiny water plea
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Family:  Cercopagididae ()
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Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe and Asia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Found in Lake Ontario in 1982 and subsequently spread to all five Great Lakes (Ref. 90011).

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