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Conditional Nonnative Species List

Aquatic Invertebrates

  1. Procambarus clarkii (Red swamp crayfish)
    1. Pond aquaculture is prohibited but P. clarkii may be possessed west of the Apalachicola River or imported for direct sale to food wholesalers and food retailers for re-sale to consumers without permit
  2. Procambarus zonangulus (White river crayfish)
    1. Pond aquaculture is prohibited but P. zonangulus may be possessed west of the Apalachicola River or imported for direct sale to food wholesalers and food retailers for re-sale to consumers without permit
  3. Cherax quadricarinatus (Australian red claw crayfish) (may be cultured in tank culture systems only)

Freshwater Fish

Genus Salminus, all species

  1. Oreochromis aureus (Blue tilapia)
  2. Oreochromis urolepis (Wami or Rufigi tilapia)
  3. Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)
  4. Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)
  1. Ctenopharyngodon idella (Grass carp)
    1. Rules and restrictions for C. idella are described in 68A-23.088, F.A.C.
  2. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
  3. Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Bighead carp)
  4. Mylopharyngodon piceus (Black carp)
  1. Ictalurus furcatus (Blue catfish)
    • Exception: I. furcatus may be possessed in the Suwannee River and its tributaries and north and west of the Suwannee River
  2. Clarias batrachus (Walking catfish)
  1. Hypopterus macropterus (Spikey bass)
  2. Genus Lates, all species
  3. Psammoperca waigensis (Waigieu seaperch)

Family Osteoglossidae, all species except silver arowana, (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)

Genera Arapaima and Heterotis, all species

Family Potamotrygonidae, all species

  1. Micropterus salmoides salmoides (Northern largemouth bass)
    1. Exception: intergrade largemouth bass (northern largemouth bass x Florida largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides floridanus) may be possessed in the Suwannee River and its tributaries and north and west of the Suwannee River

Reptiles

1.  Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)

  • A permit is required to acquire red-eared sliders for personal possession; red-eared sliders must be contained in outdoor facilities that have a permanent containment barrier secured at least six inches below ground level to prevent escape by digging, erosion, climbing or by passing through gaps; such barriers may be constructed of solid metal or weather-resistant and rot-resistant material, and may not use mesh material.  All eggs must be removed and destroyed daily from outdoor facilities.
  • Red-eared sliders in personal possession prior to July 1, 2007 may continue in the possession of the owner.
  • Red-eared sliders less than four inches carapace length may not be possessed after July 1, 2008 without a permit.
  • Red-eared sliders with distinctive aberrant color patterns, including albino or amelanistic specimens, may be possessed without a permit otherwise required by the rule.