Prohibited (noxious) fish list

The fish species listed below pose a significant threat to the aquatic environment. They may not be held or traded in South Australia without specific authorization.

 

Suspected sightings of marine pest species should be reported to the 24 hour Fishwatch telephone hotline on 1800 065 522.

 

Fish Disposal

PIRSA Fisheries recommends that prohibited (noxious) fish caught in the wild may be euthanased by a sharp blow to the head.  Prohibited (noxious) aquarium fish may be placed in a slurry of cold water and ice until anesthetized then into a plastic bag and frozen. All noxious species should be placed in a biodegradable plastic bag and disposed of in the bin.

 

TAKE NOTICE that for the purposes of section 78 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007, I, Martin Smallridge, Director of Fisheries, declare living specimens of the following species of aquatic resource to be noxious: 

 

Aquarium Species

 

Species

Common name

Acestrorhynchus microlepis

  

Hydrocynus spp

Pike characin, Giant tigerfish

Amia calva

Bowfin

Anabas testudineus

Climbing perch

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

Flatnose catfish

Bagrus ubangensis

Ubangi shovelnose catfish

Centrarchidae — entire family

Banded or spotted sunfish, largemouth bass, bluegill

Centropomus spp

Snooks

Lates microlepis

Forktail lates

Lates niloticus

Nile perch

Channa spp

Snake head

Chaca chaca

Angler, frogmouth and squarehead catfishes

Colossoma spp

  

Serrasalmus spp

Redeye piranha

Pygocentrus spp

Red piranha

Boulengerochromis microlepis

Giant cichlid, yellow belly cichlid

Oreochromis spp

Tilapia

Hemichromis fasciatus

Banded jewelfish

Sargochromis spp

Pink, slender, greenwoods, mortimers,cunean and green happy

Sarotherodon spp

  

Sarotherodon melanotheron

Blackchin tilapia

Serranochromis spp

  

Tilapia spp.(All except T. buttikoferi)

Redbelly tilapia

Family Citharinidae, entire subfamily Ichthyborinae

African pike-characin, tubenose poacher, fin eater

Clarias spp

Walking catfish

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Weatherloach

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bighead carp

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis

Copper mahseer

Gibelion catla

Catla

Catlocarpio siamensis

Giant barb

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Mrigal

Ctenopharyngodon idella

Grass carp

Labeo calbasu and L. rohita

Orange fin labeo, rohu

Zacco platypus

Freshwater minnow

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

Silver carp

Tor spp

River carp, Deccan, high backed, jungha, putitor, Thai mahseer

Notropis spp

Shiners

Phoxinus erythrogaster

Southern redbelly dace

Oxydoras spp

Ripsaw catfish, black doras, black shielded catfish

Elassoma spp

Pygmy sunfish

Oxyeleotris marmorata

Marble goby

Erythrinus spp

Trahiras

Hoplerythrinus spp

  

Hoplias spp

  

Esox spp

Pikes

Pungitius pungitius

Ninespine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

Four spined stickleback

Culaea inconstans

  

Acanthogobius flavimanus

Yellow fin goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

Chameleon goby, striped goby

Gymnarchus niloticus

Aba aba

Electrophorus electricus

Electric eel

Hepsetus odoe

African pike

Heteropneustes fossilis

Stinging catfish

Atractosteus spp

American, armoured or alligator gars

Lepisosteus spp

American, armoured or alligator gars

Malapterurus spp

Electric catfish

Mormyrops anguilloides

Bottlenose, Cornish jack

Belonesox belizanus

Pike minnow, pike killifish

Polyodon spathula

Mississippi paddlefish

Psephurus gladius

Chinese swordfish

Protopterus annectens

African lungfish

Schilbe mystus

African butter catfish

Silurus spp

European catfish, wels catfish

Paravandellia oxyptera

Parasitic catfish

Valencia hispanica

Valencia toothcarp

Procambarus clarkii

Red swamp crayfish

Cyprinus carpio

‘European’ carp, Koi carp

Acipenser fulvescens

Lake sturgeon

Acipenser brevirostrum

Shortnose sturgeon

Acipenser persicus

Persian sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis

Chinese sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

European sturgeon

Pangasius elongatus

  

Pangasius nieuwenhuisii

  

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Reedfish

Acipenser ruthenus

Sterlet

Acipenser dabryanus

Yangtze sturgeon

Acipenser medirostris

Green sturgeon

Acipenser mikadoi

Sakhalin sturgeon

Acipenser naccarii

Adriatic sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus

Atlantic sturgeon

Acipenser baerii baicalensis

Baikal sturgeon

Acipenser nudiventris

Fringebarbel sturgeon

Acipenser schrenckii

Amur sturgeon

Acipenser multiscutatus

Japanese sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus destotoi

Gulf sturgeon

Oxyeleotris heterodon

Sentani gudgeon

Pangasius gigas

Mekong giant catfish

Pangasius conchophilus

  

Pangasius krempfi

  

Pangasius kunyit

  

Tomeurus gracilis

  

Huso huso

Beluga

Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides

  

Oxyeleotris siamensis

  

Acipenser stellatus

Starry sturgeon

Alfaro cultratus

Knife-edged livebearer

Protopterus dolloi

Slender lungfish

Leptolebias opalescens

Opal pearlfish

Gobiomorphus gobioides

Giant bully

Heterandria bimaculata

Twospot livebearer

Chaca bankanensis

Angler catfish

Allomogurnda nesolepis

Yellowbelly gudgeon

Dormitator maculatus

Fat sleeper

Acipenser baerii baerii

Siberian sturgeon

Chaca chaca

Squarehead catfish

Paratrygon aiereba

Discus ray

Lebiasina bimaculata

Twospot lebiasina

Pangasius pangasius

Yellowtailed catfish

Pangasius nasutus

  

Leptolebias aureoguttatus

  

Leptolebias marmoratus

Marbled pearlfish

Leptolebias minimus

Barred tail pearlfish

Gobiomorus dormitor

Bigmouth sleeper

Oxyeleotris urophthalmus

  

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Russian sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus

White sturgeon

Lepidosiren paradoxa

South American lungfish

Pangasius larnaudii

Spot pangasius

Gobiomorphus huttoni

Redfin bully

Alfaro huberi

  

Chaca burmensis

Burmensis frogmouth catfish

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus  

Sutchi catfish

Pangasius macronema

  

Protopterus aethiopicus

Marbled lungfish

Schilbe marmoratus

Shoulderspot catfish

Gobiomorus maculatus

Pacific sleeper

Hypseleotris cyprinoides

Tropical carp-gudgeon

Protopterus amphibius

Gilled lungfish

Hypseleotris tohizonae

  

Dormitator latifrons

Pacific fat sleeper

Ictalurus punctatus

Channel catfish

Schilbe intermedius

Silver catfish

Oxyeleotris marmorata

Marble goby

Marine Pests

Species

Common name

Eriocheir spp.

Chinese Mitten Crab

Hemigrapsus sanguineus

Japanese/Asian Shore Crab

Crepidula fornicata

American Slipper Limpet

Mytilopsis sallei

Black Striped Mussel

Perna viridis

Asian Green Mussel

Perna perna

Brown Mussel

Corbula (Potamocorbula) amurensis

Asian Clam, Brackish-Water Corbula

Rapana venosa (syn Rapana thomasiana)

Rapa Whelk

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Comb Jelly

Caulerpa taxifolia

Green Macroalga

Didemnum spp. (exotic strains only)

Colonial Sea Squirt

Sargassum muticum

Asian Seaweed

Neogobius melanostomus

Round Goby

Marenzelleria spp

Red Gilled Mudworm

Balanus improvisus

Barnacle

Siganus rivulatus

Marbled Spinefoot, Rabbit Fish

Mya arenaria

Soft Shell Clam

Ensis directus

Jack-Knife Clam

Hemigrapsus takanoi/penicillatus

Pacific Crab

Charybdis japonica

Lady Crab

Asterias amurensis

Northern Pacific Seastar

Carcinus maenas

European Green Crab

Varicorbula gibba

European Clam

Musculista senhousia

Asian Bag Mussel, Asian Date Mussel

Sabella spallanzanii

European Fan Worm

Undaria pinnatifida

Japanese Seaweed

Codium fragile spp. tomentosoides

Green Macroalga

Grateloupia turuturu

Red Macroalga

Maoricolpus roseus

New Zealand Screwshell

Freshwater Pests

Species

Common name

Perca fluviatilis

Redfin

Cherax quadricarinatus

Redclaw

Cyprinus carpio

‘European’ carp, Koi carp

Gambusia spp

Mosquito fish