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.

 

 

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

Koi carp, ‘European’ carp

 

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

Gambusia spp

Mosquito fish