2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-11-104
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 are available upon request. 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.
- 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 | |
2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-11-104