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Complete ornamental fish grey list.


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Hey guys and girls. Im after the ornamental fish grey list. Ive lost the link and i know some of you guys have it. Basically ive heard cichla monoculus are not grey listed in queensland? not entirely sure this is true but would like to find out. Also if there is a chance they are not grey listed how would i go about applying for a licence to import them? as ornamental display fish, private display only.

Is there a complete list of banned species not allowed for importation in australia ( i imagine there is)

Cheers guys. :)

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Killed that dream :( i figured they were not allowed but thats ok. ill find em anyway.

It would judt be nice to be able to import some really good quality fish. There should be some sort of license available to ppl wanting to keep banned species. Where they are imported in limited numbers and held under aqis guidlines before being released to said license holder.

The license should run similar to the reptile keepers license, with deathes, births and sales recorded. And only trade or sale between licensed people. This way the government could control/watch the trade and sale of the species and it would all but eliminate the illegal sale/ trade of noxious species.

Just a though

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This list is the proposed Noxious List BUT is the current Noxious List in SA they jumped the gun a bit here as usuall, but this is better than what we had. Koi and all Aligator gars are still on the grey list for other states but in SA the fisheries beleive the alligator gar has a slim chance of being removed but the koi is in danger of being banned Australia wide simole because of the scientic name being the same as carp :angry:

Proposed Noxious List

Acestrorhynchus microlepsis -------

Hydrocynus spp ----------------------------------- Pike Characin, Giant Tigerfish

Amia calva ----------------------------------------- Bowfin

Anabas testudineus -------------------------------- Climbing Perch

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma ---------------------- Flatnose Catfish

Bagrus ubangensis --------------------------------- Ubangi Shovelnose Catfish

Chaca chaca ------------------------------------------Angler, frogmouth, Squarehead catfishes

Clarias spp------------------------------------Walking Catfish

Heteropneustes fossilis------------------------------------------Stinging Catfish

Silurus spp----------------------European Catfish, Wels Catfish

Paravandellia oxyptera -----------------------------Parasitic Catfish

Centarchidae—Entire Family ---------------------------- Banded or Spotted Sunfish, largemouth bass, Bluegill

Centropomus spp ------------------------------------------ Snooks

Lates niloticus ------------------------------------------------- Nile Perch

Channa spp ------------------------------------------------- Snake Heads

Colossoma spp -------------------------------------- Pacus Giant, Black

Serasalmus spp------------------------------------- Redeye piranha

Pygocentrus spp ----------------------------------- Red piranha

Boulengerochromis microlepis-------------------- Giant Cichlid, yellow belly cichlid

Oreochromis spp------------------------------------------- Tilapia

Hemichromis fasciatus-------------------------------------- Banded Jewelfish

Sargochromis spp----------------------------Pink, slender,greenwoods,mortimers, cunean, greenhappy etc

Saratherodon spp------------------------------

Saratherodon melanotheron-------------------------------------- Blackchin Tilapia

Serranochromis spp-------------------------------------------------

Tilapia spp (All except T. buttikoferi)-----------------------------Redbelly Tilapia

Family Citharinidae, entire sub family Ichthyborinae----------African pike-characin, tubenose poacher, fin-eater

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus-------------------------------Weather Loach

Hypopthalmichthys nobilis------------------------------ Bighead Carp

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis----------------------Copper mahseer

Gibelion catla----------------------------------Catla

Catlocarpio siamensis------------------Giant Barb

Cirrhinus cirrhosus----------mrigal

Ctenopharngodon idella----------------Grass Carp

Labeo calbasuAnd Labeo rohita-------------Orange fin Labeo, rohu

Zacco platypus-------------Freshwater Minnow

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix-------------------------Silver Carp

Torr spp----------------River Carp,Deccan, High Backed,Jungha, putitor, thai mahseer

Notropis spp---------------Shiners

Phoxinus erythrogaster--------------------Southern redbelly Dace

Oxydoras spp----------------Ripsaw catfish,black doras, black shielded catfish

Elassoma spp-------------------------Pygmy Sunfish

Oxyeleotris marmorata--------------------------Marble Goby

Erythrinus spp--------------------Trahiras

Hoplerythrinus spp---------------

Hoplias spp----------------------------

Esox spp----------------------------------Pikes

Pungitius pungitius--------------------------------Ninespine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus--------------------------Four spinned stickleback

Culaea inconstans-----------------------------------------

Acanthogobius flavimanus------------------------Yellowfin goby

Tridentiger trgonocephalus----------------------------------Chameleon Goby, striped Goby

Gymnachus niloticus---------------------------------------------Aba aba

Electrophorus electricus--------------------------------Electric eel

Hepsetus odoe-------------------------------------------------African Pike

Atractosteus spp-------------------------American armoured or alligator gars

Lepisosteous spp-------------------------American armoured or alligator gars

Malapterurus spp----------------------Electric Catfish

Mormyrops anguilloides----------------Bottlenose, Cornish jack

Belonesox belizanus----------------------Pike Minnow, Pike Killifish

Polyodon spathula-----------------------Mississippi Paddlefish

Protopterus annectens-----------------African lungfish

Schilbe mystus---------------------------African butter catfish

Valencia hispanica-----------------------------Valencia Toothcarp

Procambarus clarkia-----------------Red Swamp Crayfish

Perca fluvatilis-------------Redfin

Cherax quadricarinatus-----------------Redclaw yabbies

Cyprinus carpio----------------------------European Carp

Gambusia spp------------------------------------Mosquito Fish

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Now this is the grey list some of these will be added to the noxious list, some may be lucky enough to be added to the import list, some may be take longer to sort out as always..

But remember fish that were not in Australia prior 1982 (from memory) when the import list started

fish that get smuggled in, although the local fishery depts may not be able to take them from you the commonwealth police can so beware what you advertise at the moment.

PROPOSED ADDITIONS (GREY LIST)

FA M I LY S P E C I F I C N A M E COMMON NAME

Acipenseridae Acipenser spp Sturgeons

Anabantidae— entire family Ctenopoma (21 spp)

Ctenopoma ansorgi

Ctenopoma argentoventer

Ctenopoma nanum Anabas (2 spp)

Microctenopoma (11 spp)

Microctenopoma ansorgii

Chacidae Chaca spp Angler catfishes, frogmouth catfishes

Characidae Astynax spp

Astyanacinus spp

Bryconops spp

Bryconops affinis

Bryconops melanurus

Ctenobrycon spp

Hollandichthys multifasciatus

Knodus savannensis

Cichlidae

Amphilophus citrinellus Midas cichlid, false red devil cichlid,

Amphilophus zaliosus

Amphilophus labiatus Red devil

Caquetaia kraussii Bucketmouth

Caquetaia spectabilis

Caquetaia umbrifera Turquoise cichlid

Cichla spp Peacock cichlid, tucanare

Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mexican mojarra

Crenicichla spp

Crenicichla acustrus

Crenicichla lepidota

Crenicichla notophthalmus

Crenicichla saxatilis

Herichthys cyanoguttatum Rio Grande cichlid

Parachromis dovii Guapote, wolf cichlid

Parachromis managuensis Guapote tigre, jaguar cichlid

Parachromis motaguensis False yellow jacket cichlid

Petenia splendida Bay snook

Ctenoluciidae Ctenolucius spp

Ctenolucius hujeta

Boulengerella spp Gar characin, hujeta

Cyprinidae Tinca tinca Tench

Rutilus utilus Roach

Cyprinus carpio Domesticated koi carp

Dasyatidae Himantura spp Freshwater stingray

Eleotridae Eleotris spp

Batanga lebretonis Sleepers

Fundulidae Fundulus spp

Fundulus chrysotus

Leptolucania spp

Leptolucania ommata

Adinia spp

Adinia xenica

Lucania spp Topminnow

Ictaluridae—entire family Ameirus (7 spp) Bullheads, madtoms

except Prietella, Satan and Ictalurus (9 spp)

Trogoglanis ,which are Ictalurus punctatus harmless and IUCN listed Pylodictis (1 spp)

Noturus (26 spp)

Lebiasinidae Lebiasina spp

Lebiasina bimaculata Twospot lebiasina

Lepidosirenidae Lepidosiren paradoxa South American lungfish

Lepiosteidae Lepisosteus (4 spp) alligator gars

Mastacembelidae—subfamilies Mastacembelus spp

Mastacembelinae and Caecomastacembelus spp Spiny eel, tyre-track eel, zigAfromastacembelinae except Aethiomastacembelus spp

Macrognathus spp zag eel

Notopteridae Chitala spp Featherbacks or knifefish

Osteoglossidae Arapaima gigas Arapaima, giant arapaima, pirarucu

Osteoglossum spp

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Arawana

Scleropages formosus Golden arowana

Pangasiidae—entire family Pangasius (22 spp)

Pangasius gigas Mekong giant catfish, shark catfishes, blue Shark

Helicophagus (3 spp)

Percidae Perca fluviatilis European perch

Pimelodidae Leiarius spp Sailfin antenna, saddle or painted catfish

Perrunichthys perruno Leopard catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus Red tail catfish

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Barred sorubim (tiger catfish)

Sorubim (5 spp) Duckbill catfish, shovelnose catfish

Sorubim lima

Sorubimichthys spp

Brachyplatysoma spp

Poeciliidae Alfaro (2 spp) Amazon or knifetail

Alfaro amazonus livebearer

Alfaro huberi

Heterandria spp

Heterandria bimaculata Two-spot livebearer

Tomeurus gracilis

Polypteridae Polypterus spp Birchirs or ropefish

Polypterus enlicheri

Polypterus retropinnis

Erpetoichthys spp

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Potamotrygonidae Potamotrygon (18 spp) River stingrays

Paratrygon (1 spp)

Plesiotrygon (1 spp)

Protopteridae Protopterus (7 spp) ( excluding African lungfish) Pannectdens

Rivulidae Leptolebias spp

Leptolebias aureoguttatus

Leptolebias marmoratus

Leptolebias minimus

Leptolebias opalescens

Leptolebias opalescens

Schilbeidae Schilbe spp African butter catfish

Siluridae Ompok spp Butter catfish

Sandelia (2 spp) ctenopomas

Tetraodontidae Chelenodon spp (except C. patoca) Freshwater

Colomesus spp pufferfish

Chonerhinos (5 spp)

Carinotetraodon (6 spp)

Takifugu (~21 spp)

Auriglobus (1 sp)

Tetraodon

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When you say proposed additions to the grey list? and ive seen the list you put up before. But does this mean they are under consideration for import under the ornamental fish "grey list"? or does this mean the species in question would be banned? im assuming its consideration for import, as if they are not on an import list you cant bring in anyway.

My big thing on the subject is ive kept fish on and off for years. Now im a married man with a house and a paying job i no longer live with mum and have to scrounge up a few bucks to buy some juvies (anymore :D) i dont want to goto lfs and buy their inbred half quality fish.

Its ok if you can find a quality fish breeder through a forum such as this one, but its not always the case. I see some of the fantastic colours and clean bloodlines they get in asian countries and the U.S and think we could have this here if only the government thought through the process better rather then just banning everything that poses a risk in the wrong hands.

Im totally aware of the reasons behind not wanting feral fish in our waterways and dont want this either, but any of the noxious species they descibe can found here illegally anyway due to smuggling mostly, so why not regulate the whole system so to erradicate the illegal importation of noxious fish( and high cost) and put responsibility in the hands of ppl like me and probably most of the ppl on this forum who would take the time and the right channels to own fish that would be considered noxious.

Hope this makes some sense

E4G13M4N cheers for the reply. :)

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The proposed additions (GREY LIST) really mean they have more chance of making the noxious list than the import list. For what ever reasons they are the fish fisheries from different states want added to the noxious list, as they are trying to make 1 law Australia wide.

There are a lot of fish overseas that we would like to have but also just as many that shouldnt be here as well.

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I totally agree. There are alot of fish i dont think should be allowed here, license or not. But this is where they could make the difference. Things like arapaimas or something that gets way too large for any home aquaria, or similar should not be allowed. But lets say you have the tank space. You can show documentation and take all the right avenues, then i think a person should be allowed to keep something like TSN, or P/ bass or whatever. Im just dreaming i know, but i think better regulation rather then banning is a better option. Imagine how much money the government could make on taxing "noxious" fish on import. And not to mention money made from licensing to go towards fisheries etc.

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