Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 11 - Guidelines For Aquaculture Activities › Prohibited Species › Section 2-1-4-11-104

Current through June 25, 2024
All species of the following animals and plants have
						been determined to be detrimental to the State's native resources and further
						sales or distribution are prohibited in Mississippi. No person shall import,
						sell, possess, transport, release or cause to be released into the waters of
						the state any of the following aquatic species or hybrids thereof. However,
						species listed as prohibited may be allowed under a permitting process where
						environmental impact has been assessed.
- Lampreys
Family Petromyzontidae* ****
- Piranha and pirambebas
Subfamily Serrasalminae ** ****
- 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
Family Trichomycteridae ****
- Airbreathing or Walking catfishes
Family Clariidae ****
- Bony-tongue fishes
Family Osteoglossidae ****
- Dorados or dourados
Genus
Salminus
****
- Freshwater stingrays
Family Potamotrygonidae ****
- Nile perches
Genera
Lates
and
Luciolates
****
- African electric catfishes
Family Malapteruridae ****
- African tigerfishes
Family Alestidae, Subfamily Hydrocyninae ****
- Freshwater electric eels
Family Electrophoridae ****
- Snakeheads
Family Channidae ****
- South American tigerfishes
Family Erythrinidae ****
- Airsac catfishes
Family Heteropneustidae ****
- Peacock bass or Peacock ciclid
Cichla ocellaris
- South American pike characoids
Family Characidae, all species of the Genus
Acestrorhynchus
; Family Ctenolucidae, all species of the
								Genera
Ctenolucious
and
Luciocharax
								(Boulengerella)
- African Pike characoids
Family Hepsetidae, all species of the Genus
Hepsetus
Family Ichthyboridae, all species
- Rhapiodontid characoids
Family Characidae, Subfamily Rhaphiodontinae, all
								species of the Genera,
Hydrolycus
and
Raphiodon
								(Cynodon)
- Banded knifefish
Gymnotus carapo
- Mud carp, Sandhkol carp
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genera
Cirrhinus
and
Thynnichthys
Rudd and Roach
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genera
Scardinius
and
Rutilus
Old World breams
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genera
Abramis, Blicca, Megalobrama
and
Parabramis
Old World chubs, ide & dace
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genus
Leuciscus
Asps and yellowcheek
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genera
Aspius, Psedaspius, Aspiolucius,
and
Elopichthys
Giant Barbs and Mahseers
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genus
Tor
and the species
Barbus tor
and
Barbus hexagonolepis
Catla
Family Cyprinidae, all species of the Genus
Catla
Whale catfishes
Family Cetopsidae, all species
Pike killifish
Family Poeciliidae,
Belonesox
								belizanus
Marine stonefishes
Family Synanceiidae, all species
Ruffes and Schraetzers
Family Percidae, all species of the Genus
Gymnocephalus
Zanders
Family Percidae,
Stizostedion lucioperca,
								Stizostedion volgense (volgensis), Stizostedion marinum
Pike cichlids
Family Cichlidae, all species of the Genera
Crenicichla
and
Batrachops
Asian pikehead
Family Luciocephalus, all species
Plants
- Hydrilla (Florida Elodea)
Hydrilla verticillata
- 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
Mussels and Crayfish
- Yabbie Lobster
Cherax destructor
- Zebra Mussel
Dreissena polymorpha
- Tasmanian Giant crayfish
All species of the Genus
Astacopsis
* - includes Sea lamprey
** - includes all the piranhas
**** - all species
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												79-22-13.