Common Name
Species Name
Asp Aspius aspius
Barb, Giant Catlocarpio siamensis
Barbel species (excluding tropical Barbus)
Barbus spp all temperate species of Barbus genus
Bass (including Striped Bass, White Bass and their crosses e.g.
hybrid Striped Bass Morone species
Bass, Large Mouthed Black Micropterus salmoides
Bass, Smallmouthed Black Micropterus dolomieu
Barramundi Lates calcarifer
Bitterling, European Rhodeus sericeus, R.amarus
Bitterling, Giant Acheilognathus spp
Bitterling, Kanehira Acheilognathus rhombeus
Bitterling, Stripeshoulder Rhodeus ocellatus
Blageon Leuciscus souffia
Bleak Alburnus alburnus
Bleak, Danubian Chalcalburnus chalcoides
Bowfin Amia calva
Bream, Blue Abramis ballerus
Bream, Common or Bronze Abramis brama
Bream, Silver Blicca bjoerkna
Burbot Lota lota
Carp, Chinese Black or Snail-eating Mylopharyngodon piceus
Carp, Bighead Aristichthys/Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Carp, Grass Ctenopharyngodon idella
Carp, Silver Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Carp, Koi, Mirror, King, Cyprinus carpio
Common, Leather, Ghost
Carp, Crucian Carassius carassius
Catfish Ameiurus species
Catfish Ictalurus species
Catfish Silurus species
Catfish, Amur Dragon Pelteobagrus brashnikowi
Catfish, Dragon (Yellow Catfish) Pelteobagrus fulvidraco
Chinese Sucker, Myxocyprinus asiaticus
also known as Zebra Hi-fin or Banded Shark/Sucker
Chub Leusiscus cephalus
Corfu Toothcarp Valencia letourneuxi
Crayfish/Lobster, Freshwater All species -
except Cherax quadricarinatus
Dace, Blacknose Rhinichthys atratulus
Dace, Heckel's Leucaspis delineatus
Dace Leuciscus leuciscus
Dace, Northern Red Belly Phoxinus/Chrosomus eos
(Common Minnow)
Dace, Southern Red Belly Phoxinus/Chrosomus erythrogaster
(Common Minnow)
Danubian Salmon and Taimen Hucho species
Darters Etheostoma species
Darters Jordanella species -
except J. floridae
Dragon Fish Zacco platypus
(also known as Pale Chub or Freshwater Minnow)
Eels Anguilla species
Gar, Longnose Lepisosteus osseus
Gar, Spotted Lepisosteus oculatus
Garra pingi pingi Garra pingi pingi
Goby, Australian Desert Chlamydogobius eremius
Grayling Thymallus thymallus
Grouper, Freshwater Siniperca chuatsi
Gudgeon Gobio gobio
Gudgeon, Chinese Lake (Amur Sucker) Sarcochilicthys sinensis
Gudgeon, Topmouth (Clicker Barb) Pseudorasbora parva
Killifish/Pupfish Aphanius apodus
Killifish/Pupfish Aphanius dispar
Killifish, Banded Fundulus diaphanus
Loach Barbatula species
Loach Beaufortia species -
except B. leveretti
Loach Botia supercilliaris
Loach Cobitis species
Loach Dzihunia species
Loach Koreocobitis species
Loach Lefua species
Loach Leptobotia species
Loach Misgurnis species -
except M. anguillicaudatus (includes Weatherfish M. fossilis)
Loach Noemacheilus species -
except N. masyai, N. fasciatus, N. selangoricus
Loach Oreonectes species -
except O. platycephalus and O.anophthalmus
Loach Orthrias species
Loach Parabotia maculosa
Loach Paracobitis species
Loach Pseudogastromyzon species -
except P.loos, P. buas, P. doon, P. elongatus, P.myersi, P. fabgi,
P. fasciatus, P. meihuashanensis, P. peristicus
Loach Sabanejewia species
Loach Schistura species -
please consult with the FHI at Cefas if you are considering
importing any Schistura species new to trade, many
Schistura species are tolerant of cold water temperatures
Loach Seminemacheilus species
Loach Tiaroga species
Loach Triplophysa species -
except T. gracilis, T. microps, T. marmorata, T. yasinensis
Longfinned Bullseye Cookeolus japonicus
Mahseer, Copper Tor mosal
Mahseer, Deccan Tor khudree
Mahseer, Humpback Tor musullah
Mahseer, Jungha Tor progeneius
Mahseer, Redfin Tor tor
Mahseer, Yellowfin or Golden Tor putitora
Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus
Minnow, Fathead/Roseyred Pimephales promelas
Mudminnow Umbra species
Nase Chondrostoma nasus
Nase, French or Toxostome Chondrostoma toxotoma
Nase, Lasca Chondrostoma genei
Orfe, Golden, Black, Blue Leuciscus idus
Paddlefish Polyodon and Psephurus
Perch Perca species
Perch, Pirate Aphredoderus sayanus
Pike Perch (including Zander) Sander/ Stizostedion
Pike species Esox species
Roach Rutilus rutilus
Rudd, Common, Silver, Gold Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Salmon, Trout and Charr All species of the genera Salmo,
Onchorynchus, Salvelinus
Schneider Alburnoides bipunctatus
Shiners Notropis
includes Shiners re-classified from Notropis into
other genera such as Cyprinella, Luxilis etc
Snakehead, Northern or Chinese Channa argus
Snipefish Macroramphosus scolopax
Sticklebacks Gasterosteus species
Sturgeon or Sterlet Acipenser, Huso,
Pseudoscaphirhynchus,
Scaphirhynchus (includes
Shovel-nose Sturgeon)
Sucker, Blue Cycleptus elongatus
Sucker, Chinese, also known as Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Zebra Hi-fin or Banded Shark/Sucker
Sucker, Common White Catostomus commersonii
Sunbleak (Sundace, Belica, Motherless Minnow) Leucaspius delineatus
Sunfish Centrarchus macropterus
Sunfish Chaenobryttus gulosus
Sunfish Enneacanthus species -
except E. chaetodon
Sunfish Elassoma species -
except E. evergladeii
Sunfish Lepomis species
(including Pumpkinseed, Basses,
Crappies and Bluegills)
Tench, Common, Green, Golden Tinca tinca
Vimba Vimba vimba
Whitefish species Coregonus species
Wreckfish Polyprius americanus
Zacco, Taiwan Zacco temmincki