Latest South African fish blacklist - July 2016

[Hendre]

This is the official NEMBA restricted species list of fish that may not be imported or kept in South Africa
http://invasives.org.za/legislation/what-does-the-law-say

All scientific names are genus names unless indicated otherwise

1. Abramis species - Bream

2. Acantharchus species Mud - sunfish

3. Acheilognathus species - Bitterling

4. Acipenser species - Sturgeon/Greater sturgeon

5. Ameiurus species - Bullheads

6. Amia calva (Linnaeus, 1766) - Bowfin/Mudfish/Dogfish

7. Amphilius species - Golden African kuhli

8. Anabas species - Climbing perch/Climbing fish

9. Anguilla species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Eels

10. Aphanius species - Minnow/Killifish

11. Aplocheilichthys species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Killifish

12. Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) - Arapaima

13. Bagrus species - Bagrus Catfish

14. Barilius species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Barbs

15. Bathyclarias species - Catfish

16. Centrarchus species - Sunfish

17. Chaca chaca (Hamilton, 1822) - Frogmouth catfish/ Square-head catfish

18. Channa species - Snakeheads

19. Chela species - Minnows

20. Chetia species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Kurpers

21. Chiloglanis species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Suckermouth catfishes

22. Chologaster cornutus (Agassiz, 1853) - Cavefish/Swampfish

23. Chondrostoma species - Nasling/Nases

24. Chrysichthys species - Catfishes

25. Cichla species - Peacock cichlid/Bass

26. Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus 1758) - Clarias catfish, Climbing perch, Walking catfish

27. Colossoma species - Pacu

28. Coregonus species - Ciscos

29. Cottus species - Sculpins

30. Croilia species - Burrowing goby

31. Cyprinodon species - Pupfish

32. Docimodus species - Catfish

33. Elassoma species - Pygmy sunfishes

34. Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Electric eel

35. Engraulicyprus species - Lake sardines

36. Enneacanthus species - Banded or little sunfishes

37. Esox species - Pike

38. Eutropius species - Eutropias Cichlid

39. Fundulus species - Top minnows

40. Galaxias species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Galaxias

41. Gambusia species (except Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Mosquito-fish
42. Gasterosteus species - Sticklebacks

43. Gephyroglanis species - Catfish

44. Glossogobius species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Gobies

45. Gobio species - Gudgeons

46. Gymnallabes species - Air-breathing catfishes

47. Heterobranchus species - Air-breathing catfishes

48. Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758) Huchen/Danube - salmon

49. Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) - Beluga sturgeon/ European sturgeon

50. Hydrocynus species (except Hydrocynus vittatus which is indigenous to South Africa) - African tiger fish

51. Ictalurus species - Catfish

52. Idus idus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Silver/Golden orfe

53. Jordanella floridae (Goode Bean, 1879) - American flagfish

54. Lampetra species - Lampreys

55. Lates species (except Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)) - Perch and barramundi

56. Lepomis species (except Lepomis macrochirus) - Sunfishes

57. Leptoglanis species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Catfishes

58. Leuciscus species - Eurasian daces

59. Liposarcus species - Plecostomus

60. Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758) - Burbot

61. Luciosoma setigerum - Apollo shark

62. Malapterurus species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Electric catfish

63. Marcusenius species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Elephantfish

64. Mesobola species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Sardines

65. Micropterus species - Bass

66. Misgurnus species - Weather fish

67. Myleus species - Brown metynnis

68. Neochanna species - Mudfish

69. Neomacheilus species - Loaches

70. Notemigonus crysoleucas - Golden shiner

71. Notropis species - Shiner

72. Oncorhynchus species - Trout / Salmon

73. Ophicephalus species - Snakehead

74. Opsaridium species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Barilius

75. Oreochromis species (excluding species already in South Africa and species indigenous to South Africa) - Tilapias

76. Oryzias species - Rice fish/Geisha girl/Golden mede

77. Osmerus eperlanus - European smelt

78. Paragalaxias species - Paragalaxias

79. Perca species - Perch

80. Percina species - Percina darters

81. Petrocephalus species - Mormyrid

82. Petromyzon marinus - Sea Lamprey

83. Phoxinus species - Minnow

84. Plecostomus species - Plecostomus

85. Pogonopoma species - Catfish

86. Pomoxis species - Crappies

87. Protopterus species - Lung fish

88. Pseudocrenilabrus species - Mouthbrooder

89. Pseudorasbora species - Whiptail sturgeon

90. Pseudorinelepis species - Catfish

91. Pterygoplichthys species - Plecos

92. Pungitius species - Stickleback

93. Pygocentrus species - Piranha

94. Pygosteus species - Stickleback

95. Rhinelepis species - Catfish

96. Rhamdia species - Three-barbeled catfish

97. Rhinichthys atratulus atratulus - Black-nose dace

98. Rhinichthys atratulus obtusus - Western black-nose dace

99. Rhodeus species - Bitterlings

100. Rooseveltiella species - Piranha

101. Rutilus species - Roach

102. Salmo species, excluding brown trout - Trout and salmon

103. Salvelinus species - Char

104. Sargochromis species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Cichlid

105. Sarotherodon species - Tilapia

106. Schilbe species (except those that are indigenous to South Africa) - Schilbid catefish

107. Serrasalmus species - Piranha

108. Silurus glanis (Linnaeus, 1758) European/Wels/Waller catfish

109. Thymallus thymallus (Linnaeus, 1758)- Grayling

110. Tilapia species excluding Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) & Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840 (regulated by area) and Tilapia bakossiorum & Tilapia snyderae Stiassny, Schliewen and Dominey, 1992 (exempted) Tilapias LIST

Edited by Hendre

 

[Hendre]

All ornamental freshwater shrimp have also been removed from the blacklist. Happy fishkeeping

 

[MariaS]

All ornamental freshwater shrimp have also been removed from the blacklist. Happy fishkeeping

I am glad the stingrays and datnoids are off the blacklist and we finally managed to bring in 3 BD pups in December to add to our collection

 

[Hendre]

I am glad the stingrays and datnoids are off the blacklist and we finally managed to bring in 3 BD pups in December to add to our collection

I saw on TASA

I wish I could house rays

 

[MariaS]

I saw on TASA

I wish I could house rays

If its your dream... be positive and never say never...

 

[Hendre]

If its your dream... be positive and never say never...

Well the biggest tank I have now is 250 litre, and being 15 doesn't help. One day...

 

[MariaS]

Well the biggest tank I have now is 250 litre, and being 15 doesn't help. One day...

oh yes it helps.... you have many years ahead to make your dream come true!!

My son was your age when he started nagging me for rays, there was no way I was letting myself into this.....
Two years ago, he was then 33, he got his first motoro and the hybrid which im sure you saw on TASA and.... i fell in love with them....
Two years later we now brought in the BD's so.... never give up your dreams
You have already achieved a lot !

 

[Thatoscarguy]

Wait don' t peacock bass need warmer waters?

 

[Hendre]

Wait don' t peacock bass need warmer waters?

They do yes. I wasn't actually aware that they're blacklisted... People import them still.

We do have tropical and warmwater regions in South Africa.

 

[Thatoscarguy]

Yeah I just found it surprising they blacklisted