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Classification - Nonnative aquatic
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Fish

Species Image	Species Name	Common Name	Family	Classification
	Amia calva	Bowfin, Grinnel, or Mudfish	Amiidae	Prohibited
	Channa argus	Northern snakehead	Channidae	Prohibited
	Pygocentrus nattereri	Red-Bellied piranha	Characidae	Prohibited
	Rooseveltiella nattereri	Red piranha	Characidae	Prohibited
	Serrasalmus rhombeus	Black piranha	Characidae	Prohibited
	Oreochromis niloticus	Nile tilapia	Cichlidae	Regulated
	Sarotherodon melanotheron	Black Chin tilapia	Cichlidae	Regulated
	Clarias batrachus	Walking catfish	Clariidae	Prohibited
	Clarias meladerma	Blackskin catfish	Clariidae	Prohibited
	Alosa pseudoharengus	Alewife	Clupeidae	Regulated
	Pimephales promelas	Fathead minnow	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Bighead carp	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Mylopharyngodon piceus	Black carp	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Grass carp	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Silver carp	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Leuciscus idus - Golden	Golden Orfe	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Leuciscus idus - Silver	Silver Orfe	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Scardinius erythropthalmus	Rudd	Cyprinidae	Prohibited
	Cyprinus carpio carpio	Common carp	Cyprinidae	Regulated
	Carassius auratus	Wild Goldfish	Cyprinidae	Regulated
	Tinca tinca	Tench	Cyprinidae	Regulated
	Ctenopharyngodon idella - Tripliod	Triploid Grass Carp	Cyprinidae	Regulated
	Esox lucius	Northern pike	Escocidae	Prohibited
	Neogobius melanostomus	Round goby	Gobiidae	Prohibited
	Lepisosteus osseus	Longnose Gar	Lepisosteidae	Prohibited
	Atractosteus spatula	Alligator Gar	Lepisosteidae	Prohibited
	Gambusia affinis	Mosquito fish	Poecilidae	Regulated
	Salmo salar	Atlantic Salmon	Salmonidae	Regulated