Habitat management

Fish species which cannot be imported into NSW without a specific permit

This list is from Sections 340 (noxious fish and noxious marine vegetation) and 340AA (Importation of certain live fish) of the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2002.

Common name	Species/Family	Category#
Any species listed as a noxious fish in NSW. This includes:
Mozambique mouthbrooder	Oreochromis mossambicus	A
Redbelly tilapia	Tilapia zilii	A
Black mangrove cichlid	Tilapia mariae	A
Carp	Cyprinus carpio	A
Mosquitofish/ Plague minnow	Gambusia holbrooki	A
Speckled mosquito fish	Phalloceros caudimaculatus	A
Banded grunter	Amniataba percoides	A
Pacific oysters	Crassostrea gigas	A
Black-striped mussel	all species of the genus Mytilopsis	A
Other illegal import species:
Piranha	Serrasalmus spp., Pygocentrus spp.	A
Airbreathing/walking catfish	All species in the Family Clariidae	A
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	A
Roach	Rutilus rutilus	A
Tench	Tinca tinca	A
Electric eels	All species in the Family Gymnotidae	A
Snakeheads	Channa spp., Parachanna spp.	A
Bluegills	Lepomis spp.	A
Largemouth bass	Micropterus spp.	A
African tigerfish	Hydrocynus spp.	A
South American tigerfish or trahira	Erythrinus, Hoplerythrinus and Hoplias spp.	A
Parasitic (or candiru or pencil) catfish	All species in the Family Trichomycteridae	A
Nile perch (live)	Lates niloticus	A
Pike cichlid	Crenicichla spp.	A
Tiger catfish	Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum	A
Electric catfish	All species in the Family Malapteruridae	A
African lung fish	Protopterus annectens	A
Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	A
Freshwater stingrays	Himantura spp.	A
Pikes	All species in the Family Esocidae	A
Freshwater Garfish	All species in the Family Lepisosteidae	A
Sticklebacks	All species in the Family Gasterosteidae	A
Bichirs	All species in the Family Polypteridae	A
Schilbe catfishes	Schilbe spp.	A
Redfin perch	Perca fluviatilis	A
Barcoo Grunter	Scortum barcoo	A
Welchs Grunter	Bidyanus welchi	A
Sooty Grunter	Hephaestus fuliginosus	A
Sleepy cod	Oxyeleotris lineolatus	A
Any hybrid between species in the Family Terapontidae including Barcoo Grunter, Welchs Grunter, Silver Perch, Banded Grunter, Sooty Grunter or Spangled Perch.		A
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	B
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	B
Brown trout	Salmo trutta	B
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	B
Barramundi	Lates calcarifer	B
Marron	Cherax tenuimanus	A
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	A
Abalone	Haliotis spp.	B

# NOTE: 'Category A' fish are those posing threats to the environment - a full risk assessment is required. 'Category B' fish are those posing potential disease risks - evidence of disease certification is required.

Habitat management

Fish species which cannot be imported into NSW without a specific permit

Any species listed as a noxious fish in NSW. This includes:

Other illegal import species: