List of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import (29/11/2001)

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List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

This is a list of specimens suitable for live import. The list is divided into two parts:

Part 1 is a list of live specimens that do not require an import permit under this Act; and

Part 2 is a list of live specimens that require an import permit under this Act.

Definitions as defined under Part 23 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

animal means any member, alive or dead, of the animal kingdom (other than a human being).

live animal includes animal reproductive material.

plant means a member, alive or dead, of the plant kingdom or of the fungus kingdom, and
includes a part of a plant and plant reproductive material.

live plant includes plant reproductive material.

Part 1 – Live specimens not requiring an import permit

This list includes species of animals and plants suitable for live import without an import permit issued under this Act.

This list also contains species that were approved for release prior to 1 May 1984, under the Quarantine Act 1908 for the purpose of biological control. The species that have been included are based on current accessible records.

Part 1 of the list must not contain a CITES specimen.

This list is also taken to include any live plant the introduction of which into Australia is in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2015, provided the plant is not included in the list of CITES specimens under this Act.

The import of live animals included in this list are largely unrestricted, however, some freshwater fish can only be imported if specific restrictions are met (eg: Only male Myloplus rubripinnis of minimum length 8 cm SL). Restrictions are listed as part of the ‘Taxon’ column.

The ‘Taxon’ column of the list includes the scientific name of the listed taxa.

The ‘Common Name’ column of the list is included for information only and the scientific name determines if a species is included on the list.

The list is organised as follows:

Major group Subgroups

Vertebrate Animals

Class: Aves (Birds) Species in Alphabetic sequence

Class: Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fishes) Species in Alphabetic sequence

Class: Mammalia (Mammals) Species in Alphabetic sequence

Class: Osteichthyes (Bony fish) Freshwater Fish: Species in Alphabetic sequence

Marine Fish: General (not species specific)

Species in Alphabetic sequence

Invertebrate Animals

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class: Arachnida Species in Alphabetic sequence

Class: Insecta Species in Alphabetic sequence

Class: Malacostraca Species in Alphabetic sequence

Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs) Species in Alphabetic sequence

Phylum: Nematoda (Roundworms) Species in Alphabetic sequence

Freshwater Fish

Marine Fish

Note: Any Freshwater members of a family listed as Marine fish are not allowed for unregulated import

unless included separately in the Freshwater Fish list.

Abramites hypselonotus

Alestopetersius caudalis

Ambassis ambassis

Ambassis buruensis

Ambassis elongata

Ambassis gymnocephalus

Ambassis interrupta

Ambassis kopsii

Ambassis macleayi

Ambassis nalua

Ambastaia sidthimunki of minimum length 2.5 cm SL

Andinoacara pulcher of minimum length 3 cm SL

Apteronotus albifrons

Apteronotus leptorhynchus

Only male Bagrichthys hypselopterus

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

Barbodes everetti

Barbodes lateristriga

Barbodes semifasciolatus of minimum length 3 cm SL

Brycinus longipinnis

Campylomormyrus cassaicus

Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

Characidium laterale

Chilatherina bulolo of minimum length 4 cm SL

Chilatherina campsi of minimum length 4 cm SL

Chilatherina lorentzii of minimum length 4 cm SL

Chilodus punctatus

Copeina guttata

Copella arnoldi

Devario malabaricus

Farlowella acus

Gnathonemus petersii

Gymnocorymbus thayeri

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

Helostoma temminkii

Hemiodus sterni

Homaloptera orthogoniata

Kryptopterus bicirrhis

Laetacara dorsigera

Macrognathus aculeatus

Pangio agma

Pangio anguillaris

Pangio borneensis

Pangio cuneovirgata

Pangio goaensis

Pangio kuhlii

Pangio longipinnis

Pangio malayana

Pangio mariarum

Pangio muraeniformis

Pangio myersi

Pangio oblonga

Pangio pangia

Pangio robiginosa

Pangio semicincta

Pangio shelfordii

Pantodon buchholzi

Poecilia latipinna

Only male Poecilocharax weitzmani

Sawbwa resplendens of minimum length 1.5 cm SL

Semaprochilodus insignis

Synodontis decorus of minimum length 10 cm SL

Thoracocharax stellatus

Toxotes jaculatrix

Only male Trachelyopterus fisheri of minimum length 7 cm SL

Trichogaster fasciata

Trinectes maculatus

Species (in alphabetic sequence)

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Ecsenius midas

Plotosus lineatus

Common Name

Part 2 –Live specimens requiring an import permit

This list includes species of animals and plants suitable for live import with an import permit issued under this Act.

This list is also taken to include any live plant included in the list of CITES specimens under this Act, provided the introduction of the plant into Australia is in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2015.

The ‘Taxon’ column of the list includes the scientific name of the listed taxa.

The ‘Common Name’ column of the list is included for information only and the scientific name determines if a species is included on the list.

The ‘Conditions for Import’ column lists any restrictions and/or conditions that will apply to the live import of specimens in the listed taxon. For the purposes of this list, the import of a specimen is an “eligible non-commercial purpose import” if the import is in accordance with section 303FB of this Act.

The list is organised as follows: