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
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