Australian Capital Territory
Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Animals) Declaration 2016 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2016–312
made under the  
Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005, s 16 (Declaration of pest animal) 

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Animals) Declaration 2016 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after its notification day. 
3	Declaration of pest animals
I declare the animals listed in the schedule to be pest animals in the Australian Capital Territory.
4	Revocation of previous instrument
The Pests Plants and Animals (Pest Animals) Declaration 2005 (No 1) (DI2005-255) is revoked.

Mick Gentleman MLA
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
19 December 2016

Invertebrates	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Procambarus clarkii3	Red Swamp Crayfish		X	
Solenopsis invicta	Red Imported Fire Ant	X	X	
Vespula germanica	European Wasp		X	

Mammals	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Axis spp., Cervus spp., Dama spp. and Rusa spp. (wild)	Wild Deer species			
Canis lupus (wild)	Wild Dingo/Wild Dog			
Capra hircus (wild)	Wild Goat			
Mustela putorius (wild)	Wild Ferret			
Oryctolagus cuniculus (wild)	Wild Rabbit			
Sus scrofa (wild)	Wild Pig			
Vulpes vulpes	European Red Fox		X	

Birds	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Pycnonotus jocosus	Red-whiskered Bulbul	X	X	

Reptiles	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Trachemys spp.	Slider Turtle species	X	X	

Fish	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Acanthogobius flavimanus	Yellow Fin Goby		X	
Acestrorhynchus microlepis	 		X	
Acipenser baerii baerii	Siberian Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser baerii baicalensis	Baikal Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser brevirostrum	Shortnose Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser dabryanus	Yangtze Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	Russian Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser medirostris	Green Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser mikadoi	Sakhalin Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser multiscutatus	Japanese Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser naccarii	Adriatic Sturgeon		X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
3 Note that Procambarus clarkii (Red Swamp Crayfish) is listed as an invertebrate for the purposes of this instrument in contrast to the Fisheries Act 2000, which defines crustaceans as fish.  

Fish continued	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Acipenser nudiventris	Fringebarbel Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser oxyrinchus destotoi	Gulf Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Atlantic Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser persicus	Persian Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser ruthenus	Sterlet		X	
Acipenser schrenckii	Amur Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser sinensis	Chinese Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser stellatus	Starry Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser sturio	European Sturgeon		X	
Acipenser transmontanus	White Sturgeon		X	
Alfaro cultratus	Knife-edged Livebearer		X	
Alfaro huberi			X	
Allomogurnda nesolepis	Yellowbelly Gudgeon		X	
Ameiurus brunneus	Snail Bullhead		X	
Ameiurus catus	White Catfish		X	
Ameiurus melas	Black Bullhead		X	
Ameiurus natalis	Yellow Bullhead		X	
Ameiurus nebulosus	Brown Bullhead		X	
Ameiurus platycephalus	Flat Bullhead		X	
Ameiurus serracanthus	Spotted Bullhead		X	
Amia calva	Bowfin		X	
Anabas cobojius	Gangetic Climbing Perch		X	
Anabas testudineus	Climbing Perch		X	
Anaspidoglanis macrostoma	Flatnose Catfish		X	
Apeltes quadracus	Four Spined Stickleback		X	
Astyanax aeneus	Banded Tetra		X	
Astyanax fasciatus	Banded Astyanax		X	
Atractosteus spp.	American, Armoured or Alligator Gars 		X	
Bagrus ubangensis	Ubangi Shovelnose Catfish		X	
Belonesox belizanus	Pike Minnow, Pike Killifish		X	
Boulengerochromis microlepis	Giant Cichlid, Yellow Belly Cichlid		X	
Catlocarpio siamensis	Giant Barb		X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).

Fish continued	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Centrarchidae - entire family	Banded or Spotted Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill		X	
Centropomus spp.	Snooks		X	
Chaca spp.	Angler, Frogmouth and Squarehead Catfishes		X	
Channa spp.	Snake Head		X	
Cirrhinus cirrhosus	Mrigal		X	
Clarias spp.	Walking Catfish		X	
Colossoma spp.			X	
Ctenopharyngodon idella	Grass Carp		X	
Ctenopoma argentoventer	Silverbelly Ctenopoma		X	
Ctenopoma kingsleyae	Tailspot Ctenopoma		X	
Ctenopoma multispine	Manyspined Ctenopoma		X	
Ctenopoma muriei	Ocellated Labyrinth Fish		X	
Ctenopoma nigropannosum	Twospot Climbing Perch		X	
Ctenopoma ocellatum	Eyespot Ctenopoma		X	
Ctenopoma weeksii	Mottled Ctenopoma		X	
Culaea inconstans			X	
Cyprinus carpio	Carp			
Dormitator latifrons	Pacific Fat Sleeper		X	
Dormitator lebretonis			X	
Dormitator maculatus	Fat Sleeper		X	
Elassoma spp.	Pygmy Sunfish		X	
Electrophorus electricus	Electric Eel		X	
Eleotris amblyopsis	Large Scaled Spiny Cheek Sleeper		X	
Eleotris sandwicensis	Sandwich Island Sleeper		X	
Erpetoichthys calabaricus	Reedfish		X	
Erythrinus spp.	Trahiras		X	
Esox spp.	Pikes		X	
Gambusia spp.	Mosquito Fish		X	
Gibelion catla	Catla		X	
Gobiomorphus gobioides	Giant Bully		X	
Gobiomorphus huttoni	Redfin Bully		X	
Gobiomorus dormitor	Bigmouth Sleeper		X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (declared under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
Fish continued	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Gobiomorus maculatus	Pacific Sleeper		X	
Gymnarchus niloticus	Aba Aba		X	
Helicophagus leptorhynchus			X	
Helicophagus waandersii			X	
Hemichromis fasciatus	Banded Jewelfish		X	
Hepsetus odoe	African Pike		X	
Heterandria bimaculata	Twospot Livebearer		X	
Heteropneustes fossilis	Stinging Catfish		X	
Himantura kittipongi			X	
Himantura krempfi	Marbled Freshwater Whip Ray		X	
Himantura oxyrhyncha	Marbled Whipray		X	
Hoplerythrinus spp.			X	
Hoplias spp.			X	
Huso huso	Beluga		X	
Hydrocynus spp.	Pike Characin, Giant Tigerfish		X	
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Silver Carp		X	
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Bighead Carp		X	
Hypseleotris cyprinoides	Tropical Carp-gudgeon		X	
Hypseleotris tohizonae			X	
Ichthyborinae – entire subfamily	African Pike-characin, Tubenose Poacher, Fin Eater		X	
Ictalurus balsanus	Balsas Catfish		X	
Ictalurus dugesii	Lerma Catfish		X	
Ictalurus furcatus	Blue Catfish		X	
Ictalurus lupus	Headwater Catfish		X	
Ictalurus mexicanus	Rio Verde Catfish		X	
Ictalurus ochoterenai	Chapala Catfish		X	
Ictalurus pricei	Yaqui Catfish		X	
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish		X	
Labeo calbasu	Orange Fin Labeo 		X	
Labeo rohita	Rohu		X	
Lates microlepis	Forktail Lates		X	
Lates niloticus	Nile Perch		X	
Lebiasina bimaculata	Twospot Lebiasina		X	
Lepidosiren paradoxa	South American Lungfish		X	
Lepisosteus spp.	American, Armoured or Alligator Gars		X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
Fish continued	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Leptolebias aureoguttatus			X	
Leptolebias marmoratus	Marbled Pearlfish		X	
Leptolebias minimus	Barred Tail Pearlfish		X	
Leptolebias opalescens	Opal Pearlfish		X	
Malapterurus spp.	Electric Catfish		X	
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	Weatherloach		X	
Mormyrops anguilloides	Bottlenose, Cornish Jack		X	
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis	Copper Mahseer		X	
Notropis spp.	Shiners		X	
Noturus albater	Ozark Madtom		X	
Noturus baileyi	Smoky Madtom		X	
Noturus crypticus	Chucky Madtom		X	
Noturus elegans	Elegant Madtom		X	
Noturus eleutherus	Mountain Madtom		X	
Noturus exilis	Slender Madtom		X	
Noturus fasciatus	Saddled Madtom		X	
Noturus flavater	Checkered Madtom		X	
Noturus flavipinnis	Yellow Madtom		X	
Noturus flavus	Stonecat		X	
Noturus funebris	Black Madtom		X	
Noturus furiosus	Carolina Madtom		X	
Noturus gilberti	Orangefin Madtom		X	
Noturus gladiator			X	
Noturus gyrinus	Tadpole Madtom		X	
Noturus hildebrandi hildebrandi	Least Madtom		X	
Noturus hildebrandi lautus			X	
Noturus insignis	Margined Madtom		X	
Noturus lachneri	Ouachita Madtom		X	
Noturus leptacanthus	Speckled Madtom		X	
Noturus maydeni	Black River Madtom		X	
Noturus miurus	Brindled Madtom		X	
Noturus munitus	Frecklebelly Madtom		X	
Noturus nocturnus	Freckled Madtom		X	
Noturus phaeus	Brown Madtom		X	
Noturus placidus	Neosho Madtom		X	
Noturus stanauli	Pygmy Madtom		X	
Noturus stigmosus	Northern Madtom		X	
Noturus taylori	Caddo Madtom		X	
Noturus trautmani	Scioto Madtom		X	
Oreochromis spp.	Tilapia	X	X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
Fish continued	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Oxydoras spp.	Ripsaw Catfish, Black Doras, Black Shielded Catfish		X	
Oxyeleotris heterodon	Sentani Gudgeon		X	
Oxyeleotris marmorata	Marble Goby		X	
Oxyeleotris siamensis			X	
Oxyeleotris urophthalmoides			X	
Oxeleotris urophthalmus			X	
Pangasianodon gigas	Mekong Giant Catfish		X	
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus	Sutchi Catfish		X	
Pangasius conchophilus			X	
Pangasius elongatus			X	
Pangasius krempfi			X	
Pangasius kunyit			X	
Pangasius larnaudii	Spot Pangasius		X	
Pangasius macronema			X	
Pangasius nasutus			X	
Pangasius nieuwenhuisii			X	
Pangasius pangasius	Yellowtailed Catfish		X	
Paratrygon aiereba	Discus Ray		X	
Paravandellia oxyptera	Parasitic Catfish		X	
Perca fluviatilis	Redfin Perch		X	
Phoxinus erythrogaster	Southern Redbelly Dace		X	
Polyodon spathula	Mississippi Paddlefish		X	
Protopterus aethiopicus	Marbled Lungfish		X	
Protopterus amphibius	Gilled Lungfish		X	
Protopterus annectens	African Lungfish		X	
Protopterus dolloi	Slender Lungfish		X	
Psephurus gladius	Chinese Swordfish		X	
Pungitius pungitius	Ninespine Stickleback		X	
Pygocentrus spp.	Red Piranha		X	
Pylodictis olivaris	Flathead Catfish		X	
Rutilus rutilus	Roach		X	
Sargochromis spp.	Pink, Slender, Greenwoods, Mortimers, Cunean and Green Happy		X	
Sarotherodon spp.		X	X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).

Fish continued	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable1	Prohibited2	
Schilbe intermedius	Silver Catfish		X	
Schilbe marmoratus	Shoulderspot Catfish		X	
Schilbe mystus	African Butter Catfish		X	
Serranochromis spp.			X	
Serrasalmus spp.	Redeye Piranha		X	
Silurus spp.	European Catfish, Wels Catfish		X	
Tilapia spp. (all species except T. buttikoferi)	Redbelly Tilapia	X	X	
Tinca tinca	Tench		X	
Tomeurus gracilis			X	
Tor spp.	River Carp, and Deccan, Hump Backed, Jungha, Putitor and Thai Mahseer		X	
Tridentiger trigonocephalus	Chameleon Goby, Striped Goby		X	
Valencia hispanica	Valencia Toothcarp		X	
Zacco platypus	Freshwater Minnow		X	

1 Notifiable pest animal: a pest animal whose presence must be notified to the director-general (under 
s 16(2)(a) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).
2 Prohibited pest animal: a pest animal whose supply or keeping is prohibited (under s 16(2)(b) of the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005).