Victoria Government Gazette No. S 287 Wednesdy 25 October 2006 By Authority. Victorian Government Printer

Fisheries Act 1995 DECLARATION OF LIVING AQUATIC SPECIES TO BE NOXIOUS Order in Council The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor’s Deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council under section 75 of the Fisheries Act 1995 (‘the Act’): ● revokes the following Orders: (a) Order declaring living aquatic species to be noxious approved by Governor in Council on 7 April 1998 and published in the Government Gazette G14 on 9 April 1998; and (b) Order declaring Black-striped mussel (Congeria sallei) as a noxious aquatic species approved by Governor in Council on 20 April 1999 and published in the Government Gazette G16 on 22 April 1999; and (c) Order declaring Caulerpa taxifolia as a noxious aquatic species approved by Governor in Council on 26 October 2004 and published in the Government Gazette G44 on 28 October 2004; and ● declares living aquatic species, specified in the Schedule below, to be noxious throughout ‘Victorian waters’ as defined in section 8 of the Act and all ‘protected waters’ of Victoria as defined in section 4 of the Act. Schedule Scientific Name Common Name Acestrorhynchus microlepis Pike Salmon Alfaro cultratus Amazon livebearer Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Flatnose catfish Apeltes quadracus Fourspine stickleback Asterias amurensis Northern Pacific seastar Bryconops affinis Orangefin tetra Bryconops melanurus Tail-light tetra Caulerpa taxifolia Aquarium caulerpa Channa fasciata Snakehead Cherax cainii Smooth marron Cherax quadricarinatus Red claw crayfish Cherax tenuimanus Hairy marron Cichlasoma tetracanthus Cuban cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mexican mojarra Clarias batrachus Walking catfish Clarias lazera Northern African catfish Colossoma nigripinne Tambaqui Crenicichla dorsocellata Eye-spot pike cichlid Crenicichla lepidota Pike cichlid Crenicichla notophthalamus Crenicichla saxatilis Ring-tailed pike cichlid Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Ctenopoma argentoventer Silver bellied climbing perch Ctenopoma congieum Congo ctenopoma

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Ctenopoma fasciolatus Banded climbing perch Ctenopoma nanum Dwarf climbing perch Ctenopoma ocellatum Eyespot ctenopoma Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum Mottled ctenopoma Culaea inconstans Brook Stickleback Cyprinus carpio Common carp Dianema longibarbus Porthole catfish Elassoma evergladei Everglades Elassoma zonata Banded pygmy sunfish Eleotris lebretonis Sleeper goby Enneacanthus gloriosus Bluespotted sunfish Esox lucius Northern pike Fundulus chrysotus Golden topminnow Gambusia affinis Western gambusia Gambusia domincensis Dominican gambusia Gambusia holbooki Eastern gambusia Gambusia manni Bahama gambusia Gambusia nicaraguensis Nicaraguan gambusia Gambusia patruelis Gambusia Gambusia punctata Cuban gambusia Gasterosteus aculeatus Three spined stickleback Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish Herichthys cyanoguttatum Texas Cichlid Heterandria bimaculata Twospot livebearer Heteropneustes fossilis Stinging catfish Hollandichthys multifasciatus Hydrocynus goliath Giant tigerfish Hydrocynus maculatus Spotted pike-characin Irvineia voltae Butterfish Knodus savannensis Lates niloticus Nile perch Lebiasina bimaculata Twospot lebiasina Lepomis auritus Redbreast sunfish Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish Leptolebias aureoguttatus Leptolebias marmoratus Marbled Leptolebias minimus Barredtail pearlfish Opal pearlfish Leptolebias splendens Splendid pearlfish Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish Microctenopoma ansorgii Ornate ctenopoma Micropterus dolomieu Small-mouthed bass Victoria Government Gazette S 287 25 October 2006 3 Micropterus punctulatus Spotted bass Micropterus salmoides Large-mouthed bass Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Weatherloach Mytilopsis sallei Black-striped mussel Ompok bimaculatus Butter catfish Ophiocephalus obscurus Snake head Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Silver arowana Oxyeleotris marmorata Marble goby Pangasius gigas Mekong giant catfish Phago maculatus African pike characin Phoxinus erythrogaster Southern redbelly dace Polypterus enlicheri Saddled bichir Polypterus retropinnis West African bichir Pomoxis spp. Crappie Protopterus annectens African lungfish Pungitius pungitius Nine-spined stickleback Sabella spallanzanii European fan worm Schilbe mystus African butterfish Serrasalmus spp. Redeye piranha Sorubim lima Duckbill or shovel nosed catfish Spartina anglica Rice grass/Common cord-grass Tilapia busumana Tilapia dolloi Congo mouthbreeder Tilapia heudeloti Mango fish Tilapia mactocephala Black-chinned mouthbreeder Tilapia melanopleura Redbelly tilapia Tilapia mossambica Mozambique mouthbreeder Tilapia natalensis Natal mouthbreeder Tilapia nilotica Nile tilapia Tilapia ovalis Dwarf Victorian mouthbrooder Tilapia sparrmanni Banded tilapia Tomeurus gracilis Trichomycteriade family Parasitic catfishes Undaria pinnatifida Wakame seaweed Valencia hispanica Valencia toothcarp Xiphophorus pygameus Dward swordtail

Dated 24 October 2006 Responsible Minister: BOB CAMERON MP Minister for Agriculture RUTH LEACH Clerk of the Executive Council 4 S 287 25 October 2006 Victoria Government Gazette

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