illegal fish in WA, little confused

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dmopar74

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im a little confused as to legality of fish in WA according to washingtons F&W site- http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/ans/identify/search.php?searchby=SpeciesCategory&search=Fish
i mean is only the fish listed there illegal, or is there a more complete list?

for example only the red belly and black piranha are listed, does that mean the rest are legal?

same with gars, only longnose and alligator are listed.

a little help please, as i cant find any other lists online.
 
Here's another.
WASHINGTON:

(i) Family Amiidae: Bowfin, grinnel, or mudfish, Amia calva.

(ii) Family Channidae: China fish, snakeheads: All members of the genus Channa.

(iii) Family Characidae: Piranha: All members of the genera Pygocentrus, Rooseveltia, and Serrasalmus.

(iv) Family Clariidae: Walking catfish: All members of the family.

(v) Family Cyprinidae:
a- Fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas.
b- Grass carp (in the diploid form), Ctenopharyngodon idella.
c- Ide, silver orfe or golden orfe, Leuciscus idus.
d- Rudd, Scardinius erythropthalmus.

(vi) Family Gobiidae: Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus.

(viii) Family Lepiosteidae: Gar-pikes: All members of the family.
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http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/ans/ans_wac.pdf

WAC 232-12-017 Deleterious exotic wildlife.

(1) The following animals are hereby designated as deleterious exotic
wildlife:
(a) ((Fish
(i) In the family Clariidae, (walking catfish) all members of the family.
(ii) In the family Cyprinidae, (diploid grass carp,) Ctenopharyngodon idella
(iii) In the family Amiidae, (bowfin, mudfish or grinnel) Amia calva
(iv) In the family Characidae, the piranha (also pirameba, caribe, pira, piraya, chupita, rodoleira, palometa), all species of the genera Serrasalmus, Rooseveltiella and Pygocentrus
(v) In the family Cyprinidae, the rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus) and Ide (silver orfe or golden orfe (Leuciscus idus))
(vi) In the family Lepiosteidae, the gar-pikes
(vii) In the family Channidae, the snakeheads (China fish) and all forms of the genus Channa (Ophicephalus)
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So in regards to gar, all gar in the family Lepiosteidae are illegal. The family Lepiosteidae contains two genus, Atractosteus (alligator, tropical and cuban) and Lepisosteus (spotted, longnose, shortnose, and Florida), so all seven species are illegal. Does that stop them from being sold? No. Hell, rosy reds are illegal as are red swamp crayfish and African clawed frogs. Koi and goldfish are technically "regulated" aquatic animals.

Same for piranha. If you can find a "gar" not in the family Lepiosteidae or "piranha" not in the genera Serrasalmus, Rooseveltiella and Pygocentrus you can legally keep them. Like the wimple piranha. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoprion
 
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