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List of noxious fish

Noxious fish are species that could pose significant environmental and economic risks in the Northern Territory (NT).

If you see a noxious fish you must report it to NT Fisheries. Read how to report aquatic pests.

Noxious fish threaten native species, ecosystems, human health and industries that rely on our aquatic environment.

It is illegal to import noxious fish into the NT.

You can be fined up to $20,000 for importing or possessing a species on the below noxious fish list.

You must not import or possess any of the following noxious fish.

Family	Scientific name	Common name
Acestrorhynchidae	Acestrorhynchus microlepis	-
Acipenseridae	Acipenser baerii baerii Acipenser baerii baicalensis Acipenser brevirostrum Acipenser dabryanus Acipenser fulvescens Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Acipenser medirostris Acipenser mikadoi Acipenser multiscutatus Acipenser naccarii Acipenser nudiventris Acipenser oxyrinchus destotoi Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Acipenser persicus Acipenser ruthenus Acipenser schrenckii Acipenser sinensis Acipenser stellatus Acipenser sturio Acipenser transmontanus Huso huso	Siberian sturgeon Baikal sturgeon Shortnose sturgeon Yangtze sturgeon Lake sturgeon Russian sturgeon Green sturgeon Sakhalin sturgeon Japanese sturgeon Adriatic sturgeon Fringebarbel sturgeon Gulf sturgeon Atlantic sturgeon Persian sturgeon Sterlet Amur sturgeon Chinese sturgeon Starry sturgeon European sturgeon White sturgeon Beluga
Alestiidae	Hydrocynus spp	Pike characin, giant tigerfish
Amiidae	Amia calva	Bowfin
Anabantidae	Anabas testudineus	Climbing perch
Bagridae	Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Bagrus ubangensis	Flatnose catfish Ubangi shovelnose catfish
Cambaridae	Procambarus clarkii	Red swamp crayfish
Centrarchidae	entire family	Banded sunfish, spotted sunfish, largemouth bass, bluegill
Centropomidae	Centropomus Lates microlepis Lates niloticus	Snooks Forktail lates Nile perch
Chacidae	Chaca bankanensis Chaca burmensis Chaca chaca	Angler catfish Burmensis frogmouth catfish Angler catfish, frogmouth catfish, squarehead catfish
Channidae	Channa spp	Snake head
Characidae	Colossoma spp Pygocentrus spp Pygopristis spp Serrasalmus spp	- Red piranha Piranha Redeye piranha
Cichlidae	Boulengerochromis microlepis Hemichromis fasciatus Hypselecara spp Sarotherodon melanotheron Oreochromis spp Sargochromis spp Sarotherodon spp Serranochromis spp Tilapia spp	Giant cichlid, yellow belly cichlid Banded jewelfish Chocolate cichlid Blackchin tilapia Tilapia Pink, slender, greenwoods, mortimers, cunean, green happy Tilapia - Tilapia, spotted tilapia, mouthbreeder
Citharinidae	Ichthyborinae (syn. Distichodontinae) entire subfamily	African pike-characin, tubenose poacher, fin eater
Clariidae	entire family	Snake catfish, walking catfish
Cobitidae	Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	Weatherloach
Cyprinidae	Aristichthys nobilis Barbodes hexagonolepis Barbonymus schwanenfeldii Catla catla Catlocarpio siamensis Cirrhinus cirrhosus Ctenopharyngodon idella Cyprinus carpio Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Labeo calbasu Labeo rohita Notropis spp Phoxinus erythrogaster Tor spp	Bighead carp Copper mahseer Tinfoil barb Catla Giant barb Mrigal Grass carp European carp Silver carp Orange fin labeo Rohu Shiners Southern redbelly dace River carp, Deccan, high backed, jungha, putitor, Thai mahseer
	Zacco platypus	Freshwater minnow
Doradidae	Oxydoras spp	Ripsaw catfish, black doras, black shielded catfish
Elassomatidae	Elassoma spp	Pygmy sunfish
Eleotridae	Allomogurnda nesolepis Dormitator latifrons Dormitator maculatus Gobiomorphus gobioides Gobiomorphus huttoni Gobiomorus dormitor Gobiomorus maculatus Hypseleotris cyprinoides Hypseleotris tohizonae Oxyeleotris heterodon Oxyeleotris marmorata Oxyeleotris siamensis Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides Oxyeleotris urophthalmus	Yellowbelly gudgeon Pacific fat sleeper Fat sleeper Giant bully Redfin bully Bigmouth sleeper Pacific sleeper Tropical carp-gudgeon - Sentani gudgeon Marble goby - - -
Erythrinidae	Erythrinus spp Hoplerythrinus spp Hoplias spp	Trahiras - -
Esocidae	Esox spp	Pikes
Gasterosteidae	Apeltes quadracus Culaea inconstans Pungitius pungitius	Four spined stickleback - Ninespine stickleback
Gobiidae	Acanthogobius flavimanus Tridentiger trigonocephalus	Yellow fin goby Trident goby
Gymnarchidae	Gymnarchus niloticus	Aba aba
Gymnotidae	Electrophorus electricus	Electric eel
Hepsetidae	Hepsetus odoe	African pike
Heteropneustidae	Heteropneustes fossilis	Stinging catfish
Ictaluridae	Ictalurus punctatus	Channel catfish
Lebiasinidae	Lebiasina bimaculata	Twospot lebiasina
Lepidosirenidae	Lepidosiren paradoxa	South American lungfish
Lepisosteidae	Atractosteus spp Lepisosteus spp	Alligator gar, tropical gar, Cuban gar Spotted gar, longnose gar, shortnose gar, Florida gar
Malapteruridae	Malapterurus spp	Electric catfish
Mormyridae	Mormyrops anguilloides	Bottlenose, Cornish jack
Pangasiidae	Pangasianodon hypophthalmus Pangasius conchophilus Pangasius elongatus Pangasius gigas Pangasius krempfi - Mekong Pangasius kunyit Pangasius larnaudii Pangasius macronema - Spot Pangasius nasutus Pangasius nieuwenhuisii Pangasius pangasius	Sutchi catfish - - Mekong giant catfish - - Spot pangasius - - - Yellowtailed catfish
Poeciliidae	Alfaro cultratus Alfaro huberi Belonesox belizanus Gambusia spp Heterandria bimaculata Tomeurus gracilis	Knife-edged livebearer - Pike minnow, pike killifish Gambusia, mosquito fish Twospot livebearer -
Polyodontidae	Polyodon spathula Psephurus gladius	Mississippi paddlefish Chinese swordfish
Polypteridae	Erpetoichthys calabaricus	Reedfish
Potamotrygonidae	Paratrygon aiereba	Discus ray
Protopteridae	Protopterus aethiopicus Protopterus amphibius Protopterus annectens Protopterus dolloi	Marbled lungfish Gilled lungfish African lungfish Slender lungfish
Rivulidae	Leptolebias aureoguttatus Leptolebias marmoratus Leptolebias minimus Leptolebias opalescens	- Marbled pearlfish Barred tail pearlfish Opal pearlfish
Schilbeidae	Schilbe intermedius Schilbe marmoratus Schilbe mystus	Silver catfish Shoulderspot catfish African butter catfish
Siluridae	Silurus spp	European catfish, wels catfish
Trichomycteridae	Paravandellia oxyptera	Parasitic catfish
Valenciidae	Valencia hispanica	Valencia toothcarp

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