Illegal Fish Thread

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Steverd

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Link with photos:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/ans/identify/search.php?searchby=SpeciesCategory&search=Fish


Fish
Species Name Common Name Family Classification
Amia calva Bowfin, Grinnel, or Mudfish Amiidae Prohibited
Channa argus Northern snakehead Channidae Prohibited
Pygocentrus nattereri Red-Bellied piranha Characidae Prohibited
Rooseveltiella nattereri Red piranha Characidae Prohibited
Serrasalmus rhombeus Black piranha Characidae Prohibited
Clarias batrachus Walking catfish Clariidae Prohibited
Clarias meladerma Blackskin catfish Clariidae Prohibited
Pimephales promelas Fathead minnow Cyprinidae Prohibited
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp Cyprinidae Prohibited
Mylopharyngodon piceus Black carp Cyprinidae Prohibited
Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Cyprinidae Prohibited
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp Cyprinidae Prohibited
Leuciscus idus - Golden Golden Orfe Cyprinidae Prohibited
Leuciscus idus - Silver Silver Orfe Cyprinidae Prohibited
Scardinius erythropthalmus Rudd Cyprinidae Prohibited
Neogobius melanostomus Round goby Gobiidae Prohibited
Esox lucius Northern pike Escocidae Prohibited
Lepisosteus osseus Longnose Gar Lepisosteidae Prohibited
Atractosteus spatula Alligator Gar Lepisosteidae Prohibited

Crustaceans
Species Name Common Name Family Classification
Cercopagis pengoi Fishhook waterflea Cercopagidae Prohibited
Bythotrephes cederstroemi Spiny waterflea Cercopagidae Prohibited
Eriocheir sinensis Chinese mitten crab Grapsidae Prohibited
Procambarus clarkii Red swamp crawfish Cambaridae Prohibited
Orconectes rusticus Rusty crayfish Cambaridae Prohibited
Euastacus armatus Murray crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus bispinosis Glenelg crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus kershawi Gippsland crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus setosus Spiny crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus spinifer Spiny crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus sulcatus Lamington Spiny crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus valentulus Spiny crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus woriwuru Spiny crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Euastacus yarraensis Yarra crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Astacopis gouldi Giant Tasmanian crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Astacopis tricornus Spiny crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus affinis Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus australis Lilly Pilly Crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus cisternarius Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus cunicularius Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus fosser Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus mairener Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus martigener Furneaux Burrowing crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus orramkunna Mt. Arthur Burrowing crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus quadrimanus Mernda Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus spinicaudatus Scottsdale Burrowing crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus victoriensis Croydon Burrowing crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Engaeus yabbimunna Burnie Burrowing crayfish Parastacidae Prohibited
Geocharax falcata Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Parastacoides tasmanicus tasmanicus Land Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Cherax albidus Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Cherax depressus Orange fingered Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Cherax destructor Orange fingered Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Cherax preissii Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Cherax quadricarinatus Redclaw Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Cherax rotundus setotus Yabby Parastacidae Prohibited
Carcinus maenas European Green crab Portunidae Prohibited
Sphaeroma quoyanum Burrowing isopod Spheromatidae Prohibited
Gammarella berringar Melitidae Regulated
Tetraclitella purpurascens Tetraclitidae Regulated
Cyclograpsus granulosus Rough Shore crab Grapsidae Regulated
Petrocheles australiensis Australian Porcelain crab Porcellanidae Regulated
Biffarius arenosus Sand Ghost shrimp Callianassidae Regulated
Paguristes frontalis Common Hermit crab Diogenidae Regulated
Mesanthura astelia Patterned Anthurid Anthuridae Regulated
Jasus novaehollandiae Southern Rock lobster Panuliridae Regulated
Alpheus euphrosyne Green Snapping shrimp Alpheidae Regulated
Nebalia sp Sea flea Leptostraca Regulated
 

SubRosa

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Because the US Fish and Wildlife Service is too lazy to make a determination as to whether an Arowana is captive bred or not. Under CITES and USFWS' own website it's legal to import captive bred Appendix I animals. They just won't issue permits.
 

TechAquaria

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In Canada, which has the most Fresh Water in the world, only channa, carp and round gobies are illegal. Ain't life funny?
Wow, if I was a fish, I SURELY would not winter in Canada. I heard that even if they get loose, in the wild, in Canada, they all go south to California and Florida for the winter! They like it so much, they just never return! :cool:

Regards (with a chuckle),
TA
 

SubRosa

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Silver, Black, Jardine's, Leichardt's and African Arowanas are all legal with no permits required, at least at the federal level. Check the laws of your state to see if there are any laws against them at that level.
 

Lophilia

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Which fish are illegal in Guam?

Thanks for any replies. Please include a source if possible. I will post the list if I find it first.
 

BreezeRuehls

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All I can find..... Go figure.


  • Alligators
  • Bearded dragon lizards
  • Bees (alive or dead)
  • Bulbuls
  • Coconut crabs
  • Electric catfishes
  • Ferrets
  • Gerbils
  • Geckos
  • Hamsters
  • Hermit crabs
  • Land snails
  • Lion fishes
  • Lories
  • Monk parakeets
  • Piranhas
  • Snakes
  • Snapping turtles
  • Toucans


 
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