National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)NoticesAlien and Invasive Species Lists, 2020Notice 3 : National List of Invasive Species in terms of section 70(1)(a)List 9: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Invertebrate Species |
NO |
SPECIES |
COMMON NAME |
CATEGORY/AREA |
SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 71(3) / PROHIBITION IN TERMS OF SECTION 71A(1) |
1. |
Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) |
Asian tiger mosquito |
1b |
|
2. |
Aplexa marmorata (Guilding, 1828) |
Marbled tadpole snail/ Slender bladder snail |
1b |
|
3. |
Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) |
Danube/Galician/Turkish/Narrow-clawed crayfish |
1a |
Catch and release is prohibited |
4. |
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 |
Yabby |
1a |
Catch and release is prohibited |
5. |
Cherax quadricarinatus (Von Martens, 1868) |
Redclaw crayfish/Tropical blue crayfish |
1b |
Catch and release is prohibited |
6. |
Cherax cainii (Austin & Ryan, 2002) |
Smooth marron |
2 |
Catch and release is prohibited |
7. |
Cherax tenuimanus (Smith, 1912) |
Hairy marron |
2 |
Catch and release is prohibited |
8. |
Lymnaea columella (Say, 1817) |
Amphibious pond snail |
1b |
|
9. |
Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) |
North American spiny cheek crayfish |
1a |
|
10. |
Orconectes rusticus (Girard, 1852) |
Rusty crayfish |
1a |
|
11. |
Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) |
North American signal crayfish |
1a |
|
12. |
Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) |
Quilted melania snail |
1b |