Prohibited Species

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Some species, as listed below, are specifically prohibited from live import into the province of B.C. under Schedule VIII, Section 5 of the Pacific Fisheries Regulations.

For biological information on these species, visit the Fishbase website which includes a comprehensive searchable database. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS
Import of Fish

5. No person shall bring into the Province any live fish of a species set out in Schedule VIII below.

SCHEDULE VIII (Section 5)

PROHIBITED IMPORT LIVE FISH

Item	Common Name of Species	Scientific Name of Species
1.	Bass, Blue Gill sunfish	Acantharchus, Ambloplites, Centrarchus, Enneacanthus, Lepomis, Micropterus, Morone, Perca, Percina, Pomoxis and Stizostedium
2.	Blackfish (Sacramento)	Orthodon
3.	Bowfin	Amia calva
4.	Buffalo fish	Ictiobus
5.	Carp	Catla, Cirrhina, Ctenopharyngodon, Cyprinus, Hypothal michthys, Labeo and Mylopharyngodon
6.	Catfish	Clarias, Ictalurus and Noturus
7.	Drum (Sheepshead)	Aplodinotus
8.	Eel	Anguilla
9.	Minnow (Fathead)	Pimephales
10.	Gars	Lepisosteus
11.	Lamprey	Ichthyomyzan, Lampetra and Petromyzon
12.	Pike	Esox
13.	Quilback and Carpsucker	Carpiodes
14.	Roach	Leuciscus
15.	Rudd	Scardinius
16.	Shad and Alewife	Alosa and Dorosoma
17.	Stickleback	Apeltes, Culaea (Eucalia), Gasteroteus steus and Pungitius
18.	Sucker	Catostomus, Cycleptus, Erimyzon, Hypenelium, Minytrema and Moxostoma
19.	Tilapia	Tilapia
20.	Moon snail	Polinices
21.	Oyster crab	Pinnotheres
22.	Oyster drill	Thais, Ocenebra and Urosalpinx
23.	Rock lobster	Jasus