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Conditional and Prohibited Species Regulations

It is illegal to release any nonnative species in Florida without a permit.

The Florida Administrative Code and the Florida Statutes govern the importation and introduction of nonnative fish and wildlife:

• It is unlawful for any person to possess, transport or otherwise bring into the state or to release or introduce in the state any freshwater fish, aquatic invertebrate, marine plant, marine animal, or wild animal life that is not native to the state without a permit from the Commission, except fathead minnow, variable platy, coturnix quail, and ring-necked pheasant.  (68-5.001, F.A.C.)
• It is unlawful to import into the state or place in any of the fresh waters of the state any freshwater fish of any species without having first obtained a permit from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.  (379.28, F.S.)
• It is unlawful to import for sale or use, or to release within this state, any species of the animal kingdom not indigenous to Florida without having first obtained a permit from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.  (379.231, F.S.)
• It is unlawful to import or possess any marine plant or marine animal, not indigenous to the state, which, due to the stimulating effect of the waters of the state on procreation, may endanger or infect the marine resources of the state or pose a human health hazard, except as provided in this section.  (379.26, F.S.)

You can read more detailed information about the Florida Statutes at http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/ and about the Florida Administrative Code at https://www.flrules.org/default.asp.  Interested people may want to read the rule language for Chapter 68-5, F.A.C.

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Conditional Nonnative Wildlife

Conditional nonnative species (formerly referred to as restricted species) are considered to be dangerous to the ecology and/or the health and welfare of the people of Florida.  These species are not allowed to be personally possessed, although exceptions are made by special permit from the Executive Director for research, commercial import/export, commercial use (with security measures to prevent escape or exhibition purposes) or public exhibition purposes.

Facilities with an Aquaculture Certificate of Registration and authorization to possess conditional species are not required to obtain the special permit, however a special permit from the FWC is needed to import conditional species for use under an Aquaculture Certificate.

Rules concerning conditional nonnative species are found in Chapter 68-5, F.A.C.

Go to the list of conditional species.

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Prohibited Nonnative Wildlife

Prohibited nonnative species are considered to be dangerous to the ecology and/or the health and welfare of the people of Florida.  These species are not allowed to be personally possessed.  Very limited exceptions may by made by special permit from the Executive Director for exhibition by AZA or AAM accredited facilities or for research, although no exceptions are made for piranha and pirambeba; these two species are banned and not allowed to be possessed by anyone at anytime.

Rules concerning prohibited nonnative species are found in Chapter 68-5, F.A.C.

Go to the list of prohibited species

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Conditional Species List

Freshwater Aquatic Species

1. Dorados
   1. Salminus affinis
   2. Salminus brasiliensis
   3. Salminus franciscanus
   4. Salminus hilarii

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3. Tilapia
   5.  Oreochromis aureus (Blue tilapia)
      1. Exception: O. aureus may be possessed, cultured and transported without a permit in Citrus County in the North Central Region and in all counties of the Northeast, South and Southwest Regions
   6. Oreochromis urolepis (Wami or Rufigi tilapia)
   7. Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)
   8. Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)

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5. Asian carp
   9. Ctenopharyngodon idella (Grass carp)
      1. Rules and restrictions for C. idella described in 68A-23.088, F.A.C.
   10. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
   11. Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Bighead carp)
   12. Mylopharyngodon piceus (Black carp)
       

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7. Catfishes
   13. Ictalurus furcatus (Blue catfish)
       1. Exception: I. furcatus may be possessed in the Suwannee River and its tributaries and north and west of the Suwannee River
   14. Clarias batrachus (Walking catfish)
       

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9. Nile perches
   15. Hypopterus macropterus (Spikey bass)
   16. Lates angustifrons (Tanganyika lates)
   17. Lates calcarifer (Barramundi)
   18. Lates japonicus (Japanese lates)
   19. Lates longispinis (Rudolf lates)
   20. Lates macrophthalmus (Albert lates)
   21. Lates mariae (Bigeye lates)
   22. Lates microlepis (Forktail lates)
   23. Lates niloticus (Nile perch)
   24. Lates stappersii (Sleek lates)
   25. Psammoperca waigensis (Waigieu seaperch)
       

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11. Arowanas (except silver arowana, Osteoglossum bichirrosum)
    26. Osteoglossum ferreirai (Black arawana)
    27. Scleropages aureus
    28. Scleropages formosus (Asian bonytongue)
    29. Scleropages jardinii (Australian bonytongue)
    30. Scleropages legendrei
    31. Scleropages leichardti (Spotted bonytongue)
    32. Scleropages macrocephalus

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13. Bony-tongue fishes
    33. Arapaima gigas (Arapaima)
    34. Heterotis niloticus (Heterotis)
        

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15. Freshwater stingrays - Family Potamotrygonidae, all species
    35. Paratrygon aiereba (Discus ray)
    36. Plesiotrygon iwamae (Long-tailed river stingray)
    37. Potamotrygon boesemani
    38. Potamotrygon brachyura (Short-tailed river stingray)
    39. Potamotrygon castexi (Vermiculate river stingray)
    40. Potamotrygon constellata (Thorny river stingray)
    41. Potamotrygon falkneri (Largespot river stingray)
    42. Potamotrygon henlei (Bigtooth river stingray)
    43. Potamotrygon hystrix (Porcupine river stingray)
    44. Potamotrygon leopoldi (White-blotched river stingray)
    45. Potamotrygon magdalenae (Magdalena river stingray)
    46. Potamotrygon marinae
    47. Potamotrygon motoro (Ocellate river stingray)
    48. Potamotrygon ocellata (Red-blotched river stingray)
    49. Potamotrygon orbignyi (Smooth back river stingray)
    50. Potamotrygon schroederi (Rosette river stingray)
    51. Potamotrygon schuhmacheri
    52. Potamotrygon scobina (Raspy river stingray)
    53. Potamotrygon signata (Parnaiba river stingray)
    54. Potamotrygon yepezi (Maracaibo river stingray)
        

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17. Crayfish
    55. Procambarus clarkii (Red swamp crayfish)
        1. Pond aquaculture is prohibited but P. clarkii may be possessed west of the Apalachicola River or imported for direct sale to food wholesalers and food retailers for re-sale to consumers without permit
    56. Procambarus zonangulus (White river crayfish)
        1. Pond aquaculture is prohibited but P. zonangulus may be possessed west of the Apalachicola River or imported for direct sale to food wholesalers and food retailers for re-sale to consumers without permit
    57. Cherax quadricarinatus (Australian red claw crayfish) in tank culture systems only
        

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19. Turtles
    58. Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
        1. Red-eared sliders in personal possession prior to July 1, 07 may continue in the possession of the owner
        2. Red-eared sliders less than four inches carapace length may not be possessed after July 1, 08 without a permit
        3. Red-eared sliders with distinctive aberrant color patterns, including albino or amelanistic specimens, may be possessed without a permit otherwise required by the rule

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Terrestrial Species

1. Mammals
   59. Myocastor coypus (Nutria)

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Prohibited Species List

Freshwater Aquatic Species

1. Mussels
   1. Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel)
      

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3. Crayfish - Genus Cherax (except C. quadricarinatus in a closed system)
   2. Cherax quadricarinatus (Australian red claw/Tropical blue crayfish)
   3. Cherax albertisii
   4. Cherax albidus (Dalhousie Springs Yabbie)
   5. Cherax angustus
   6. Cherax aruanus
   7. Cherax barretti
   8. Cherax bicarinatus
   9. Cherax boesmani
   10. Cherax boschmai
   11. Cherax buitendijkae
   12. Cherax cairnsensis
   13. Cherax cartalacoolah
   14. Cherax communis
   15. Cherax crassimanus
   16. Cherax cuspidatus
   17. Cherax davisi
   18. Cherax depressus (Orange-fingered crayfish)
   19. Cherax destructor (Yabby)
   20. Cherax dispar
   21. Cherax esculus
   22. Cherax glaber
   23. Cherax glabrimanus
   24. Cherax gladstonensis
   25. Cherax holthuisi
   26. Cherax longipes
   27. Cherax lorentzi
   28. Cherax misolicus
   29. Cherax murido
   30. Cherax neocarinatus
   31. Cherax neopunctatus
   32. Cherax nucifraga
   33. Cherax pallidus
   34. Cherax panniaicus
   35. Cherax papuanus
   36. Cherax parvus
   37. Cherax peknyi
   38. Cherax plebejus
   39. Cherax preissii
   40. Cherax punctatus
   41. Cherax quinquecarinatus
   42. Cherax rhyncotus
   43. Cherax robustus
   44. Cherax rotundus
   45. Cherax solus
   46. Cherax tenuimanus (Marron)
   47. Cherax urospinosus
   48. Cherax wasselli

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5. Sunfish
   49. Lepomis cyanellus (Green sunfish)
       

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7. Electric catfishes - Family Malapteruridae, all species
   50. Malapterurus barbatus
   51. Malapterurus beninensis
   52. Malapterurus cavalliensis
   53. Malapterurus electricus (Electric catfish)
   54. Malapterurus gossei
   55. Malapterurus leonensis
   56. Malapterurus melanochir
   57. Malapterurus microstoma (Smallmouth electric catfish)
   58. Malapterurus minjiriya
   59. Malapterurus monsembeensis
   60. Malapterurus murrayi
   61. Malapterurus occidentalis
   62. Malapterurus oguensis
   63. Malapterurus polli
   64. Malapterus punctatus
   65. Malapterurus shirensis
   66. Malapterurus stiassnyae
   67. Malapterurus tanganyikaensis
   68. Malapterurus tanoensis
   69. Malapterurus teugelsi
   70. Malapterurus thysi
   71. Malapterurus zambezensis
   72. Paradoxoglanis caudivittattus
   73. Paradoxoglanis cryptus
   74. Paradoxoglanis parvus
       

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9. African tigerfishes
   75. Hydrocynus brevis (Tiger-fish)
   76. Hydrocynus forskahlii
   77. Hydrocynus goliath (Giant tigerfish)
   78. Hydrocynus somonorum
   79. Hydrocynus tanzaniae
   80. Hydrocynus vittatus (Tiger fish)
       

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11. Walking catfishes - Family Clariidae (except Clarias batrachus)
    Bathyclarias | Channallabes | Clariallabes | Clarias | Dinotopterus | Dolichallabes | Encheloclarias | Gymnallabes | Heterobranchus | Horaglanis | Platyallabes | Platyclarias |Tanganikallabes | Uegitglanis | Xenoclarias
    81. Bathyclarias atribranchus
    82. Bathyclarias euryodon
    83. Bathyclarias filicibarbis
    84. Bathyclarias foveolatus
    85. Bathyclarias gigas
    86. Bathyclarias ilesi
    87. Bathyclarias jacksoni
    88. Bathyclarias longibarbis
    89. Bathyclarias nyasensis
    90. Bathyclarias rotundifrons
    91. Bathyclarias worthingtoni
    92. Channallabes alvarezi
    93. Channallabes apus (Eel catfish)
    94. Channallabes longicaudatus
    95. Channallabes ogooensis
    96. Channallabes sanghaensis
    97. Channallabes teugelsi
    98. Clariallabes attemsi
    99. Clariallabes brevibarbis
    100. Clariallabes centralis
    101. Clariallabes heterocephalus
    102. Clariallabes laticeps
    103. Clariallabes longicauda
    104. Clariallabes manyangae
    105. Clariallabes melas
    106. Clariallabes mutsindoziensis
    107. Clariallabes petricola (Victoria snake catfish)
    108. Clariallabes pietschmanni
    109. Clariallabes platyprosopos (Broadhead catfish)
    110. Clariallabes simeonsi
    111. Clariallabes teugelsi
    112. Clariallabes uelensis
    113. Clariallabes variabilis
    114. Clarias abbreviatus
    115. Clarias agboyiensis
    116. Clarias albopunctatus
    117. Clarias alluaudi (Alluaud's catfish)
    118. Clarias anfractus
    119. Clarias angolensis
    120. Clarias anguillaris (Mudfish)
    121. Clarias batu
    122. Clarias brachysoma
    123. Clarias buettikoferi
    124. Clarias buthupogon
    125. Clarias camerunensis
    126. Clarias cataractus
    127. Clarias cavernicola (Cave catfish)
    128. Clarias dayi
    129. Clarias dhonti
    130. Clarias dumerilii
    131. Clarias dussumieri
    132. Clarias ebriensis
    133. Clarias engelseni
    134. Clarias fuscus (Whitespotted clarias)
    135. Clarias gabonensis
    136. Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)
    137. Clarias hilli
    138. Clarias insolitus
    139. Clarias intermedius
    140. Clarias jaensis
    141. Clarias kapuasensis
    142. Clarias laeviceps (Catfish)
    143. Clarias lamottei
    144. Clarias leiacanthus
    145. Clarias liocephalus (Smoothhead catfish)
    146. Clarias longior
    147. Clarias maclareni
    148. Clarias macrocephalus (Bighead catfish)
    149. Clarias macromystax
    150. Clarias meladerma (Blackskin catfish)
    151. Clarias microstomus
    152. Clarias nebulosus
    153. Clarias ngamensis (Blunt-toothed African catfish)
    154. Clarias nieuhofii
    155. Clarias nigricans
    156. Clarias nigromarmoratus
    157. Clarias olivaceus
    158. Clarias pachynema
    159. Clarias planiceps
    160. Clarias platycephalus
    161. Clarias pseudoleiacanthus
    162. Clarias pseudonieuhofii
    163. Clarias salae
    164. Clarias stappersii (Blotched catfish)
    165. Clarias submarginatus
    166. Clarias sulcatus
    167. Clarias teijsmanni
    168. Clarias theodorae (Snake catfish)
    169. Clarias werneri (Werner's catfish)
    170. Dinotopterus cunningtoni
    171. Dolichallabes microphthalmus
    172. Encheloclarias baculum
    173. Encheloclarias curtisoma
    174. Encheloclarias kelioides
    175. Encheloclarias prolatus
    176. Encheloclarias tapeinopterus
    177. Encheloclarias velatus
    178. Gymnallabes nops
    179. Gymnallabes typus
    180. Heterobranchus bidorsalis (African catfish)
    181. Heterobranchus boulengeri
    182. Heterobranchus isopterus
    183. Heterobranchus longifilis (Vundu)
    184. Horaglanis alikunhii
    185. Horaglanis krishnai (Indian blind catfish)
         
    186. Platyclarias machadoi
    187. Platyallabes tihoni
    188. Tanganikallabes mortiauxi
    189. Uegitglanis zammaranoi
    190. Xenoclarias eupogon (Lake Victoria deepwater catfish)
         

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13. Parasitic catfishes - Family Trichomycteridae
    Acanthoporna | Ammoglanis | Apomatoceros | Bullockia | Copionodon | Eremophilus | Glanapteryx | Glaphyropoma | Haemomaster | Hatcheria | Henonemus | Homodiaetus | Ituglanis | Listrura | Malacoglanis | Megalocentor | Microcambeva | Miuroglanis | Ochmacanthus | Paracanthopoma | Parastegophilus | Paravandellia | Pareiodon | Plectrochilus | Pseudostegophilus | Pygidianops | Rhizosomichthys | Sarcoglanis | Schultzichthys | Scleronema | Silvinichthys | Stauroglanis | Stegophilus | Stenolicmus | Trichogenes | Trichomycterus | Tridens | Tridensimilis | Tridentopsis | Typhlobelus | Vandellia
    191. Acanthopoma annectens
    192. Ammoglanis amapaensis
    193. Ammoglanis diaphanus
    194. Ammoglanis pulex
    195. Apomatoceros alleni
    196. Bullockia maldonadoi
    197. Copionodon lianae
    198. Copionodon orthiocarinatus
    199. Copionodon pecten
    200. Eremophilus mutisii
    201. Glanapteryx anguilla
    202. Glanapteryx niobium
    203. Glaphyropoma rodriguesi
    204. Glaphyropoma spinosum
    205. Haemomaster venezuelae
    206. Hatcheria macraei
    207. Henonemus intermedius
    208. Henonemus macrops
    209. Henonemus punctatus
    210. Henonemus taxistigmus
    211. Henonemus triacanthopomus
    212. Homodiaetus anisitsi
    213. Homodiaetus banguela
    214. Homodiaetus graciosa
    215. Homodiaetus passarellii
    216. Ituglanis amazonicus
    217. Ituglanis bambui
    218. Ituglanis cahyensis
    219. Ituglanis eichorniarum
    220. Ituglanis epikarsticus
    221. Ituglanis gracilior
    222. Ituglanis guayaberensis
    223. Ituglanis herberti
    224. Ituglanis laticeps
    225. Ituglanis macunaima
    226. Ituglanis mambai
    227. Ituglanis metae
    228. Ituglanis nebulosus
    229. Ituglanis paraguassuensis
    230. Ituglanis parahybae
    231. Ituglanis parkoi
    232. Ituglanis passensis
    233. Ituglanis proops
    234. Ituglanis ramiroi
    235. Listrura boticario
    236. Listrura camposi
    237. Listrura nematopteryx
    238. Listrura picinguabae
    239. Listrura tetraradiata
    240. Malacoglanis gelatinosus
    241. Megalocentor echthrus
    242. Microcambeva barbata
    243. Microcambeva ribeirae
    244. Miuroglanis platycephalus
    245. Ochmacanthus alternus
    246. Ochmacanthus batrachostomus
    247. Ochmacanthus flabelliferus
    248. Ochmacanthus orinoco
    249. Ochmacanthus reinhardtii
    250. Paracanthopoma parva
    251. Parastegophilus maculatus
    252. Parastegophilus paulensis
    253. Paravandellia oxyptera (Pantanal parasitic catfish)
    254. Paravandellia phaneronema
    255. Pareiodon microps
    256. Plectrochilus diabolicus
    257. Plectrochilus machadoi
    258. Plectrochilus wieneri
    259. Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon
    260. Pseudostegophilus nemurus
    261. Pygidianops cuao
    262. Pygidianops eigenmanni
    263. Pygidianops magoi
    264. Rhizosomichthys totae
    265. Sarcoglanis simplex
    266. Schultzichthys bondi
    267. Schultzichthys gracilis
    268. Scleronema angustirostre
    269. Scleronema minutum
    270. Scleronema operculatum
    271. Silvinichthys bortayro
    272. Silvinichthys mendozensis
    273. Stauroglanis gouldingi (Ghost candiru)
    274. Stegophilus insidiosus
    275. Stegophilus panzeri
    276. Stegophilus septentrionalis
    277. Stenolicmus sarmientoi
    278. Trichogenes longipinnis (Long-finned cambeva)
    279. Trichomycterus aguarague
    280. Trichomycterus albinotatus
    281. Trichomycterus alternatus
    282. Trichomycterus alterus
    283. Trichomycterus areolatus
    284. Trichomycterus arleoi
    285. Trichomycterus auroguttatus
    286. Trichomycterus bahianus
    287. Trichomycterus banneaui
    288. Trichomycterus barbouri
    289. Trichomycterus belensis
    290. Trichomycterus bogotensis
    291. Trichomycterus bomboizanus
    292. Trichomycterus borellii
    293. Trichomycterus boylei
    294. Trichomycterus brasiliensis
    295. Trichomycterus caipora
    296. Trichomycterus caliensis
    297. Trichomycterus candidus
    298. Trichomycterus castroi
    299. Trichomycterus catamarcensis
    300. Trichomycterus caudofasciatus
    301. Trichomycterus celsae
    302. Trichomycterus chaberti
    303. Trichomycterus chapmani
    304. Trichomycterus chiltoni
    305. Trichomycterus chungaraensis
    306. Trichomycterus concolor
    307. Trichomycterus conradi
    308. Trichomycterus corduvensis
    309. Trichomycterus crassicaudatus
    310. Trichomycterus cubataonis
    311. Trichomycterus davisi
    312. Trichomycterus diabolus
    313. Trichomycterus dispar
    314. Trichomycterus dorsostriatum
    315. Trichomycterus duellmani
    316. Trichomycterus emanueli
    317. Trichomycterus fassli
    318. Trichomycterus florense
    319. Trichomycterus gabrieli
    320. Trichomycterus giganteus
    321. Trichomycterus goeldii
    322. Trichomycterus gorgona
    323. Trichomycterus guaraquessaba
    324. Trichomycterus guianense
    325. Trichomycterus hasemani
    326. Trichomycterus heterodontus
    327. Trichomycterus igobi
    328. Trichomycterus iheringi
    329. Trichomycterus immaculatus
    330. Trichomycterus itacambirussu
    331. Trichomycterus itacarambiensis
    332. Trichomycterus itatiayae
    333. Trichomycterus jacupiranga
    334. Trichomycterus jequitinhonhae
    335. Trichomycterus johnsoni
    336. Trichomycterus knerii
    337. Trichomycterus landinga
    338. Trichomycterus latidens
    339. Trichomycterus latistriatus
    340. Trichomycterus laucaensis
    341. Trichomycterus lewi
    342. Trichomycterus longibarbatus
    343. Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
    344. Trichomycterus maracaya (Margay pencil catfish)
    345. Trichomycterus mboycy
    346. Trichomycterus megantoni
    347. Trichomycterus meridae
    348. Trichomycterus migrans
    349. Trichomycterus mimonha
    350. Trichomycterus mirissumba
    351. Trichomycterus mondolfi
    352. Trichomycterus motatanensis
    353. Trichomycterus naipi
    354. Trichomycterus nigricans
    355. Trichomycterus nigroauratus
    356. Trichomycterus nigromaculatus
    357. Trichomycterus pantherinus
    358. Trichomycterus paolence
    359. Trichomycterus papilliferus
    360. Trichomycterus paquequerense
    361. Trichomycterus pauciradiatus
    362. Trichomycterus piurae
    363. Trichomycterus plumbeus
    364. Trichomycterus potschi
    365. Trichomycterus pradensis
    366. Trichomycterus pseudosilvinichthys
    367. Trichomycterus punctatissimus
    368. Trichomycterus punctulatus
    369. Trichomycterus ramosus
    370. Trichomycterus regani
    371. Trichomycterus reinhardti
    372. Trichomycterus retropinnis
    373. Trichomycterus riojanus
    374. Trichomycterus rivulatus
    375. Trichomycterus roigi
    376. Trichomycterus romeroi
    377. Trichomycterus sandovali
    378. Trichomycterus santaeritae
    379. Trichomycterus santanderensis
    380. Trichomycterus septentrionale
    381. Trichomycterus spegazzinii
    382. Trichomycterus spelaeus
    383. Trichomycterus spilosoma
    384. Trichomycterus stawiarski
    385. Trichomycterus stellatus
    386. Trichomycterus straminius
    387. Trichomycterus striatus
    388. Trichomycterus taczanowskii
    389. Trichomycterus taenia
    390. Trichomycterus taeniops
    391. Trichomycterus taroba
    392. Trichomycterus tenuis
    393. Trichomycterus therma
    394. Trichomycterus tiraquae
    395. Trichomycterus transandianus
    396. Trichomycterus travassosi
    397. Trichomycterus trefauti
    398. Trichomycterus triguttatus
    399. Trichomycterus tupinamba
    400. Trichomycterus uisae (Trepador)
    401. Trichomycterus unicolor
    402. Trichomycterus variegatus
    403. Trichomycterus venulosus
    404. Trichomycterus vermiculatus
    405. Trichomycterus vittatus
    406. Trichomycterus weyrauchi
    407. Trichomycterus yuska
    408. Trichomycterus zonatus
    409. Tridens melanops
    410. Tridensimilis brevis
    411. Tridensimilis venezuelae
    412. Tridentopsis cahuali
    413. Tridentopsis pearsoni
    414. Tridentopsis tocantinsi
    415. Typhlobelus guacamaya
    416. Typhlobelus lundbergi
    417. Typhlobelus macromycterus
    418. Typhlobelus ternetzi
    419. Vandellia balzanii
    420. Vandellia beccarii
    421. Vandellia cirrhosa (Candiru)
    422. Vandellia sanguinea

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15. Electric eel - Family Electrophoridae
    423. Electrophorus electricus (Electric eel)
         

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17. Lampreys - Family Petromyzonidae
    Caspiomyzon | Entosphenus | Eudontomyzon | Geotria | Ichthyomyzon | Lampetra | Lethenteron | Mordacia | Petromyzon
    424. Caspiomyzon wagneri (Caspian lamprey)
    425. Entosphenus hubbsi (Kern brook lamprey)
    426. Eudontomyzon danfordi (Carpathian lamrey)
    427. Eudontomyzon hellenicus (Greek brook lamprey)
    428. Eudontomyzon lanceolata (Turkish brook lamprey)
    429. Eudontomyzon mariae (Ukranian brook lamprey)
    430. Eudontomyzon stankokaramani (Drin brook lamprey)
    431. Eudontomyzon vladykovi (Danubian brook lamprey)
    432. Geotria australis (Pouched lamprey)
    433. Ichthyomyzon bdellium (Ohio lamprey)
    434. Ichthyomyzon castaneus (Chestnut lamprey)
    435. Ichthyomyzon fossor (Northern brook lamprey)
    436. Ichthyomyzon gagei (Southern brook lamprey)
    437. Ichthyomyzon greeleyi (Mountain brook lamprey)
    438. Ichthyomyzon unicuspis (Silver lamprey)
    439. Lampetra aepyptera (Least brook lamprey)
    440. Lampetra alaskensis (Alaskan brook lamprey)
    441. Lampetra appendix (American brook lamprey)
    442. Lampetra ayresii (River lamprey)
    443. Lampetra camtschatica (Arctic lamprey)
    444. Lampetra fluviatilis (European river lamprey)
    445. Lampetra folletti (Modoc brook lamprey)
    446. Lampetra geminis (Mexican brook lamprey)
    447. Lampetra lamottei (Brook lamprey)
    448. Lampetra lethophaga (Pit-Klamath brook lamprey)
    449. Lampetra macrostoma (Vancouver lamprey)
    450. Lampetra minima (Miller Lake lamprey)
    451. Lampetra morii (Korean lamprey)
    452. Lampetra pacifica (Pacific brook lamprey)
    453. Lampetra planeri (European brook lamprey)
    454. Lampetra reissneri (Far Eastern brook lamprey)
    455. Lampetra richardsoni (Western brook lamprey)
    456. Lampetra similis (Klamath river lamprey)
    457. Lampetra spadidea (Mexican lamprey)
    458. Lampetra tridentata (Pacific lamprey)
    459. Lethenteron kessleri (Siberian brook lamprey)
    460. Lethenteron matsubarai
    461. Lethenteron zanandreai (Po brook lamprey)
    462. Mordacia lapicida (Chilean lamprey)
    463. Mordacia mordax (Australian lamprey)
    464. Mordacia praecox (Non-parasitic lamprey)
    465. Petromyzon marinus (Sea lamprey)
         

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19. Piranhas & pirambebas - Subfamily Serrasalminae
    466. Catoprion mento (Wimple piranha)
         
    467. Citharinus citharus (Moon fish)
         
    468. Pristobrycon aureus
    469. Pristobrycon calmoni
    470. Pristobrycon striolatus
    471. Pygocentrus cariba (Black spot piranha)
         
    472. Pygopristis denticulata (Lobetoothed piranha)
         
    473. Pygocentrus nattereri (Red piranha)
         
    474. Pygocentrus piraya (San Francisco piranha)
         
    475. Serrasalmus altispnis
    476. Serrasalmus altuvei
    477. Serrasalmus bilineatus
    478. Serrasalmus brandtii (White piranha)
         
    479. Serrasalmus compressus
    480. Serrasalmus eigenmanni
    481. Serrasalmus elongatus (Slender piranha)
         
    482. Serrasalmus geryi
    483. Serrasalmus gibbus
    484. Serrasalmus gouldingi
    485. Serrasalmus hastatus
    486. Serrasalmus hollandi
    487. Serrasalmus humeralis (Pirambeba)
         
    488. Serrasalmus irritans
    489. Serrasalmus maculatus
    490. Serrasalmus manueli
    491. Serrasalmus marginatus
    492. Serrasalmus medinai
    493. Serrasalmus nalseni
    494. Serrasalmus neveriensis
    495. Serrasalmus nigricans
    496. Serrasalmus rhombeus (Redeye piranha)
         
    497. Serrasalmus sanchezi
    498. Serrasalmus serrulatus
    499. Serrasalmus spilopleura (Speckled piranha)
         

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21. Snakeheads - Family Channidae
    500. Channa amphibeus (Chel, Borna snakehead)
         
    501. Channa argus (Northern/Amur Snakehead)
         
    502. Channa asiatica  (Chinese, Small Snakehead)
         
    503. Channa aurantimaculata (Orangespotted Snakehead)
         
    504. Channa bankanensis (Bangka Snakehead)
         
    505. Channa barca (Barca Snakehead)
         
    506. Channa bleheri (Rainbow, tiger, python snakehead)
         
    507. Channa buramanica (Burmese Snakehead)
         
    508. Channa cyanospilos (Bluespotted)
         
    509. Channa diplogramma
    510. Channa gauchaua (Dwarf Snakehead)
         
    511. Channa harcourtbutleri (Inle, Burmese snakehead)
         
    512. Channa lucius (Splendid Snakehead)
         
    513. Channa maculata (Blotched Snakehead)
         
    514. Channa marulia (Cobra, Great snakehead)
         
    515. Channa marulioides (Emperor Snakehead)
         
    516. Channa melanoptera (Blackfinned Snakehead)
         
    517. Channa melasoma (Black Snakehead)
         
    518. Channa micropeltes (Giant, Red, Redline snakehead)
         
    519. Channa nox (Night Snakehead)
         
    520. Channa orientalis (Walking, Ceylon snakehead)
         
    521. Channa ornatipinnis
    522. Channa panaw (Panaw Snakehead)
         
    523. Channa pleurophthalma (Ocellated, Eyespot Snakehead)
         
    524. Channa pulchra
         
    525. Channa punctata (Spotted Snakehead)
         
    526. Channa stewatii (Assamese, Golden Snakehead)
         
    527. Channa striata (Snakehead murrel, Golden snakehead)
         
    528. Parachanna africana (Niger, African Snakehead)
         
    529. Parachanna insignis (Congo Snakehead)
         
    530. Parachanna obscura (African Snakehead)
         
23. Tilapia (except conditional tilapia species)
    Alcolapia | Oreochromis | Saratherodon | Tilapia
    531. Alcolapia alcalicus (Natron tilapia)
         
    532. Alcolapia grahami
    533. Alcolapia latilabris
    534. Alcolapia ndalalani
    535. Oreochromis amphimelas
    536. Oreochromis andersonii (Three spotted Tilapia)
         
    537. Oreochromis angolensis
    538. Oreochromis chungruruensis
    539. Oreochromis esculentus (Singida Tilapia)
         
    540. Oreochromis hunteri (Lake Chala Tilapia)
         
    541. Oreochromis ismailiaensis
    542. Oreochromis jipe (Jipe Tilapia)
         
    543. Oreochromis karomo (Karomo Tilapia)
         
    544. Oreochromis karongae
    545. Oreochromis korogwe (Korogwe Tilapia)
         
    546. Oreochromis lepidurus
    547. Oreochromis leucostictus
    548. Oreochromis lidole
    549. Oreochromis macrochir (Longfin Tilapia)
         
    550. Oreochromis malagarasi
    551. Oreochromis mortimeri (Kariba Tilapia)
         
    552. Oreochromis mweruensis
    553. Oreochromis pangani
    554. Oreochromis placidus (Black Tilapia)
         
    555. Oreochromis rukwaensis (Lake Rukwa Tilapia)
         
    556. Oreochromis saka
    557. Oreochromis salinicola
    558. Oreochromis schwebischi
    559. Oreochromis shiranus  (Chilwa Tilapia)
         
    560. Oreochromis spilurus (Athi River or Buffalo Springs Tilapia)
         
    561. Oreochromis spilurus (Sabaki Tilapia)
         
    562. Oreochromis squamipinnis
    563. Oreochromis tanganicae
    564. Oreochromis upembae
    565. Oreochromis variabilis (Victoria tilapia)
         
    566. Sarotherodon caroli (Fissi)
         
    567. Sarotherodon caudomarginatus
    568. Sarotherodon galilaeus (Mango Tilapia)
         
    569. Sarotherodon linnellii (Blackfin Tilapia)
         
    570. Sarotherodon lohbergeri (Keppi)
         
    571. Sarotherodon melanotheron (Mango fish or Blackchin tilapia)
         
    572. Sarotherodon mvogoi
    573. Sarotherodon nigripinnis
    574. Sarotherodon occidentalis
    575. Sarotherodon steinbachi (Kululu)
         
    576. Sarotherodon tournieri
    577. Tilapia bakossiorum
    578. Tilapia baloni
    579. Tilapia bemini
    580. Tilapia bilineata
    581. Tilapia brevimanus
    582. Tilapia busumana
    583. Tilapia buttikoferi (Hornet)
         
    584. Tilapia bythobates
    585. Tilapia cabrae
    586. Tilapia cameronensis
    587. Tilapia camerunensis
    588. Tilapia cessiana
    589. Tilapia coffea
    590. Tilapia congica
    591. Tilapia dageti
    592. Tilapia deckerti
    593. Tilapia discolor
    594. Tilapia flava
    595. Tilapia guinasana (Otjikoto Tilapia)
         
    596. Tilapia guineensis (Guinean Tilapia)
         
    597. Tilapia gutturosa
    598. Tilapia imbriferna
    599. Tilapia ismailiaensis
    600. Tilapia jallae
    601. Tilapia joka
    602. Tilapia kottae
    603. Tilapia louka
    604. Tilapia margaritacea
    605. Tilapia mariae (Spotted Tilapia)
         
    606. Tilapia nyongana
    607. Tilapia rendalli (Redbreast Tilapia)
         
    608. Tilapia rheophila
    609. Tilapia ruweti (Okavango Tilapia)
         
    610. Tilapia snyderae
    611. Tilapia sparrmanii (Banded Tilapia)
         
    612. Tilapia spongotroktis
    613. Tilapia tholloni
    614. Tilapia thysi
    615. Tilapia walteri
    616. Tilapia zillii (Redbelly Tilapia)
         

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25. Trahiras - Family Erythrinidae
    617. Erythrinus erythrinus
    618. Erythrinus kessleri
    619. Hoplerythrinus cinereus
    620. Hoplerythrinus gronovii
    621. Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Aimara)
         
    622. Hoplias aimara
    623. Hoplias brasiliensis
    624. Hoplias lacerdae
    625. Hoplias macrophthalmus (Giant trahira)
         
    626. Hoplias malabaricus (Trahira)
         
    627. Hoplias microcephalus
    628. Hoplias microlepis
    629. Hoplias patana
    630. Hoplias teres
         

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27. Airsac catfishes - Family Heteropneustidae
    630. Heteropneustes fossilis (Stinging catfish)
         
    631. Heteropneustes kemratensis
    632. Heteropneustes longipectoralis
    633. Heteropneustes microps

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Marine Aquatic Species

1. Crabs
   634. Eriocheir sinensis (Mitten crab)
        

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3. Sea snakes - Family Hydrophiidae (possession requirements in 68-5.001(5), F.A.C.)
   Acalyptophis | Aipysurus | Astrotia | Disteira | Emydocephalus | Enhydrina | Ephalophis | Hydrelaps | Hydrophis | Kerilia | Kolpophis | Lapemis | Laticauda | Parahydrophis | Pelamis | Thalassophina | Thalassophis
   635. Acalyptophis peronii (Perron's sea snake)
   636. Aipysurus apraefrontalis (Sea snake)
   637. Aipysurus duboisii (Sea snake)
   638. Aipysurus eydouxii (Sea snake)
   639. Aipysurus foliosquama (Sea snake)
   640. Aipysurus fuscus (Sea snake)
   641. Aipysurus laevis (Sea snake)
   642. Aipysurus pooleorum (Sea snake)
   643. Aipysurus tenuis (Sea snake)
   644. Astrotia stokesii (Stoke's sea snake)
   645. Disteira kingii (Sea snake)
   646. Disteira major (Asian sea snake)
   647. Disteira walli (Asian sea snake)
   648. Emydocephalus annulatus (Turtlehead sea snake)
   649. Emydocephalus ijimae (Turtlehead sea snake)
   650. Enhydrina schistosa (Beaked sea snake)
   651. Enhydrina zweifeli (Beaked sea snake)
   652. Ephalophis greyi (Grey's sea snake)
   653. Hydrelaps darwiniensis (Darwin's sea snake)
   654. Hydrophis atriceps (Asian sea snake)
   655. Hydrophis belcheri (Asian sea snake)
   656. Hydrophis bituberculatus (Asian sea snake)
   657. Hydrophis brookii (Asian sea snake)
   658. Hydrophis caerulescens (Asian sea snake)
   659. Hydrophis cantoris (Asian sea snake)
   660. Hydrophis coggeri (Asian sea snake)
   661. Hydrophis cyanocinctus (Asian sea snake)
   662. Hydrophis czeblukovi (Asian sea snake)
   663. Hydrophis elegans (Asian sea snake)
   664. Hydrophis fasciatus (Asian sea snake)
   665. Hydrophis gracilis (Asian sea snake)
   666. Hydrophis inornatus (Asian sea snake)
   667. Hydrophis klossi (Asian sea snake)
   668. Hydrophis lamberti (Asian sea snake)
   669. Hydrophis lapemoides (Asian sea snake)
   670. Hydrophis mamillaris (Asian sea snake)
   671. Hydrophis mcdowelli (Asian sea snake)
   672. Hydrophis melanocephalus (Asian sea snake)
   673. Hydrophis melanosoma (Asian sea snake)
   674. Hydrophis nigrocinctus (Asian sea snake)
   675. Hydrophis obscurus (Asian sea snake)
   676. Hydrophis ornatus (Asian sea snake)
   677. Hydrophis pacificus (Asian sea snake)
   678. Hydrophis parviceps (Asian sea snake)
   679. Hydrophis semperi (Asian sea snake)
   680. Hydrophis sibauensis (Asian sea snake)
   681. Hydrophis spiralis (Asian sea snake)
   682. Hydrophis stricticollis (Asian sea snake)
   683. Hydrophis torquatus (Asian sea snake)
   684. Hydrophis vorisi (Asian sea snake)
   685. Kerilia jerdonii (Jerdon's sea snake)
   686. Kolpophis annandalei (Bighead sea snake)
   687. Lapemis curtus (Shaw's sea snake)
   688. Laticauda colubrina (Banded sea krait)
   689. Laticauda crockeri (Sea krait)
   690. Laticauda laticaudata (Sea krait)
   691. Laticauda schystorhyncus (Sea krait)
   692. Laticauda semifasciata (Sea krait)
   693. Parahydrophis mertoni (Northern mangrove sea snake)
   694. Pelamis platurus (Yellow-bellied sea snake)
   695. Thallasophina viperina (Schmidt's sea snake)
   696. Thalassophis anomalus (Anomalous sea snake)
        

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5. Weever fishes  - Family Trachinidae, all species
   697. Echiichthys vipera (Lesser weever)
   698. Trachinus araneus (Spotted weever)
   699. Trachinus armatus (Guinean weever)
   700. Trachinus collignoni (Sailfin weever)
   701. Trachinus cornutus
   702. Trachinus draco (Greater weever)
   703. Trachinus lineolatus (Striped weever)
   704. Trachinus pelligrini (Cape Verde weever)
   705. Trachinus radiatus (Starry weever)
        

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7. Stonefishes
   706. Aploactis asperus (Dusky velvetfish)
   707. Erosa erosa (Pitted stonefish)
   708. Leptosynanceia asteroblepa (Stonefish)
   709. Scorpaena papillosa (Red Rock Cod)
   710. Synanceia alula (Stonefish)
   711. Synanceia horrida (Estuarine stonefish)
   712. Synanceia nana (Red Sea stonefish)
   713. Synanceia platyrhyncha (Stonefish)
   714. Synanceia verrucosa (Stonefish)
   715. Trachicephalus uranoscopus (Stargazing stonefish)

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Terrestrial Species

1. Mammals
   716. Cricetomys emini (Emin's giant pouched rat)
   717. Cricetomys gambianus (Gambian pouched rat)

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