Aquatic Predators: Restricted Fishes of Connecticut - Aquatic Predators

Department of Environmental Protection website, the following species or live eggs there of are prohibited from importation into or possession in the state (taxonomic info taken verbatim from the Importation Permit application form, so it may not be up to date or accurate):

1) Bowfin (Amia calva)
2) Gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
3) Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepidianum)
4) White bass (Morone chrysops)
5) Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
6) Snail carp or black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
7) Silver carp (Hypophthalmichtys molitrix)
8) Big head carp (Aristichthys nobilis)
9) Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
10) Tench (Tinca tinca)
11) Rohu (Labeo rohita)
12) Calbasu (Labeo calbasa)
13) Catla (Catla catla)
14) Mrigal (Cirrhina mrigala)
15) Mahseer (Tor tor)
16) Crucian carp (Carassius carassius)
17) Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus)
18) European whitefish, orfe, or ide (Leuciscus idus)
19) Any species of fish whose importation into the Unites States is prohibited (e.g., snakeheads, Asian arowana, etc.)
20) Any species of fish designated rare, threatened or endangered
21) Any species that the Fisheries Commissioner determines is potentially dangerous to humans,e stablish species of fish, or established aquatic plants.

-----------------

Update added by Rich 9/15/05, text by TMB:

This is the meat of a letter from the desk of Edward C. Parker, Chief, Bureau of Natural Resources

"Please be informed that the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has prohibited the importation and possession of live fish or live fish eggs of any member of the family Acipenseridae. DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy took this action under the authority of Sec. 26-3 of the Connecticut General Statues. All forms of STURGEON in the family Acipenseridae are now prohibited and sale and possession is no longer allowed. Any specimens found on site must be destroyed by freezing. Suppliers are also being notified of this decision.
"DEP is taking this action to protect the Atlantic Sturgeon and the Federally Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon found in our waters. This prohibition is necessary due to concerns over competition, hybridization and disease transmission."

Yup they are now prohibited, freeze em' if you got em! In CT that is.