Oddball, nadus_nadus...any other Mississippians out there? Just curious which fish are and aren't legal to keep in Mississippi...thankz!
Restricted Fish In Mississippi?
- Thread starter Peanut_Power
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It might be easier to put up a list of fish that are legal here. Read it and weep, Mississippians:
Mississippi
The following prohibited species may be allowed under a Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce permit process where environmental impact has been assessed:
Fish Species
lampreys (Petromyzontidae)
piranha and pirambebas all species (Serrasalminiae)
banded tetra (Astyanax fasciatus)
Mexican tetra or silvery tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
tiger characin or trahira (Hoplias malabaricus)
skinny tiger characin or biara (Raphidon vulpinus)
pencil or parasitic catfishes (Trichomycteridae)
airbreathing or walking catfishes (Clariidae)
bony-tongue (Osteoglossidae)
dorados (Salminus)
freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae)
Nile perches (Lates and Luciolates)
African electric catfishes (Malapteruridae)
African tigerfishes (Alestidae/Hydrocyninae)
freshwater electric eels (Electrophoridae)
snakeheads (Channidae)
South American tigerfishes (Erythrinidae)
airsac catfishes (Heteropneustidae)
peacock bass or peacock ciclid (Cichla ocellaris)
South American pike characoids (Acestrorhynchus spp.and Ctenolucious spp.and Luciocharax (Boulengerella) spp.
African pike characoids (Hepsetus spp. and Ichthyboridae,
rhapiodontid characoids (Hydrolycus spp. and Raphiodon (Cynodon) spp.
banded knifefish (Gymnotus carapo)
mud carp, sandhkol carp (Cirrhinus spp. and Thynnichthys spp.)
rudd and roach (Scardinius spp. and Rutilus spp.)
old world breams (Abramis spp., Blicca spp., Megalobrama spp. and Parabramis spp.
old world chubs, ide and dace (Leuciscus spp.)
asps and yellowcheek (Aspius spp., Psedaspius spp., Aspiolucius spp. and Elopichthys spp.)
giant barbs and mahseers (Tor spp., Barbus tor and Barbus hexagonolepis
catla (Catla spp.)
whale catfishes (Cetopsidae)
pike killifish (Belonesox belizanus)
marine stonefishes (Synanceiidae)
ruffes and schraetzers (Gymnocephalus spp.)
zanders (Stizostedion lucioperca, S. volgense (volgensis) and S. marinum
cichlids (Crenicichla spp. and Batachops spp.)
Asian pikehead (Luciocephalus)
Plant Species
hydrilla (Florida elodea) (Hydrilla certicillata)
egeria (African elodea) (Egeria densa)
water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
rooted hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
paperbark (Melaleuca) (Melaleuca quinquenervia)
Invertebrate Species
yabbie lobster (Cherax destructor)
zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
Tasmanian giant crayfish (Astacopsis spp.)
Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks list has not yet been developed, but walking catfish, piranha, and snakeheads are prohibited under separate regulation.
Mississippi
The following prohibited species may be allowed under a Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce permit process where environmental impact has been assessed:
Fish Species
lampreys (Petromyzontidae)
piranha and pirambebas all species (Serrasalminiae)
banded tetra (Astyanax fasciatus)
Mexican tetra or silvery tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
tiger characin or trahira (Hoplias malabaricus)
skinny tiger characin or biara (Raphidon vulpinus)
pencil or parasitic catfishes (Trichomycteridae)
airbreathing or walking catfishes (Clariidae)
bony-tongue (Osteoglossidae)
dorados (Salminus)
freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae)
Nile perches (Lates and Luciolates)
African electric catfishes (Malapteruridae)
African tigerfishes (Alestidae/Hydrocyninae)
freshwater electric eels (Electrophoridae)
snakeheads (Channidae)
South American tigerfishes (Erythrinidae)
airsac catfishes (Heteropneustidae)
peacock bass or peacock ciclid (Cichla ocellaris)
South American pike characoids (Acestrorhynchus spp.and Ctenolucious spp.and Luciocharax (Boulengerella) spp.
African pike characoids (Hepsetus spp. and Ichthyboridae,
rhapiodontid characoids (Hydrolycus spp. and Raphiodon (Cynodon) spp.
banded knifefish (Gymnotus carapo)
mud carp, sandhkol carp (Cirrhinus spp. and Thynnichthys spp.)
rudd and roach (Scardinius spp. and Rutilus spp.)
old world breams (Abramis spp., Blicca spp., Megalobrama spp. and Parabramis spp.
old world chubs, ide and dace (Leuciscus spp.)
asps and yellowcheek (Aspius spp., Psedaspius spp., Aspiolucius spp. and Elopichthys spp.)
giant barbs and mahseers (Tor spp., Barbus tor and Barbus hexagonolepis
catla (Catla spp.)
whale catfishes (Cetopsidae)
pike killifish (Belonesox belizanus)
marine stonefishes (Synanceiidae)
ruffes and schraetzers (Gymnocephalus spp.)
zanders (Stizostedion lucioperca, S. volgense (volgensis) and S. marinum
cichlids (Crenicichla spp. and Batachops spp.)
Asian pikehead (Luciocephalus)
Plant Species
hydrilla (Florida elodea) (Hydrilla certicillata)
egeria (African elodea) (Egeria densa)
water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
rooted hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
paperbark (Melaleuca) (Melaleuca quinquenervia)
Invertebrate Species
yabbie lobster (Cherax destructor)
zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
Tasmanian giant crayfish (Astacopsis spp.)
Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks list has not yet been developed, but walking catfish, piranha, and snakeheads are prohibited under separate regulation.
Holy SHIZZET!! What CAN you keep? LOL!!
What does that mean? I have to file a permit to keep some of my fishies? How do you keep all the fish you have bro? Aren't most of them prohibited? haha....
Bump that!! LOL!! I know of several peeps that keep pikes in Mississippi. How updated is that list? Hmm.......
What does that mean? I have to file a permit to keep some of my fishies? How do you keep all the fish you have bro? Aren't most of them prohibited? haha....
Peanut_Power said:
Forget about applying for a permit. A hobbyist will never get one. Licensed hatcheries and institutions can apply for permits to perform studies of certain restricted species. This list is from 2005. There haven't been any changes this year (so far).
I no longer keep any of the restricted species on that list. I miss keeping some of them. But, you know what they say..."There are plenty more fish in the sea".
Eh, I'm not about ready to give up my pikes...haha....I don't understand some of it though. Like why they are restricted in some states in the south but not in the others? You would think that Tennesse and Georgia would have the same restricted species as Mississippi...but noooo.
Hey, i feel your pain sorta... i'm moving from north MS into TN and not only are there NO LFS worth anything here. tennessee has a stupid freaking turtle ban on ALL sizes!!! 
The most exotic thing i've seen here is one arowana and black (or asian) upside down catfish...
The most exotic thing i've seen here is one arowana and black (or asian) upside down catfish...
He_Man_81 said:Hey, i feel your pain sorta... i'm moving from north MS into TN and not only are there NO LFS worth anything here. tennessee has a stupid freaking turtle ban on ALL sizes!!!
The most exotic thing i've seen here is one arowana and black (or asian) upside down catfish...
I don't understand why you're complaining about Memphis lfs. I live 2 hours from Memphis and that's the closest pet shops to me. Here's what's in the Memphis directory:
Oddball said:
Dude, you'll totally have to take me with you when i get up there! Magan and I tried to find Bobs tropical and a couple others...UGHH! MapQuest SUCKS for finding those places. It took us allll over the place!
I'll be living about two hours away from Memphis too...in a town near CleveLand....you know where that is? How far away from it are you? Hmmmm....Tennessee doesn't have as many restricted fish....