endangered, precious and rare aquatic species

(List of endangered, precious and rare aquatic species is issued in Appendix II attached to Decree No. 26/2019/ND-CP dated March 8, 2019 of the Government)

PART I. GROUP I

TT Vietnamese name Science name
I CLASS OF Mammalian Mammalian MAMMAL I AS
first. Marine dolphins (all species except Chinese white dolphin – Sousa chinensis) Delphinidae
2. Dolphinfish (all species) Phocoenidae
3. Freshwater dolphins (all species) Platanistidae
4. Humpback whales (all species) Balaenopteridae
5. Beaked whales (all species) Ziphiidae
6. Small whales (all species) Physeteridae
II BONE FISH CLASS OSTEICHTHYES
7. Ebony eel Anguilla bicolor​
8. Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
9. Northern fire fish Tenualosa reevesii
ten. Sugar sardines Al bul a vulpes
11. Fish I lisha e l ongata
twelfth. Giant tilapia fish Ch i ta is a l op is
13. Scar Semilabeo obscurus
14. Original carp Procypris merus
15. Coral fish Cat l ocarpio siame ns is
16. Student fish Ba l antiochei l os ambustic a uda
17. Tall brackish fish (Brackish fish) Cypr i nus hyper d orsal i s
18. Low body brackish fish Cyprinus multitaen i ata
19. Fake milkfish Luciocyprinus l angsoni
20. Lucky fish Gyrinocheilus aymon i er i
21. Hue silver carp Chanodichthys f l avpinnis
22. Arowana fish (Arowana fish) Sc l eropages formosus
23. Ca pao (Ca me) Sini l abeo gra f feuilli
24. Rai fish Neolisoch il us benasi
25. Catfish Acrossochei l us annamensis
26. Stored fish Cyprinus tough
27. Fragrant fish P l ec o glossus a l tive li s
28. Cuc Phuong fish Pteroc ry pt is cucphuongens is
29. Catfish P a ngasianodon gigas
30. Fish jostle Omp o k bimacu l atus
thirty first. Fish pounces on the flag Pangasius sanitwongsei
32. Mountain fish Ompok miostoma
33. Fish cling to rocks Gyrinochei l us pe nn oc ki
34. Dark catfish Clarias mela d erma
35. White catfish Clarias batrachus
36. Fish climbing the hill Chana Asiatica
37. Wave-patterned fish Che ili nus un d u l atus
38. Razor fish So l enostomus paradoxus
39. Humpback fish Cyttopsis cypho
40. Chinese trumpet fish Au l ostomus chinens i s
41. Devil-faced fish Scorpaenopsis diabo lus
42. Moon Fish Mola mo la
43. Pointed tail sunfish Masturus l anceo l atus
44. Japanese tadpole fish Ate l eopus japonicus
45. Japanese seahorse Hippocampus japonicus
forty six. Sugar fish (Paper fish) Otolithoides biauratus
47. Yellow-spotted zinc fish P l ectorhynchus flavomaculatus
48. Zinc fish with black scales Plectorhynchus gibbosus
49. Grouper fish with worms Epinephe l us undu l atostriatus
50. U-head parrotfish Bo l bombetopon muricatum
51. Flat grouper Cromi l eptes a l tive li s
52. Small spotted grouper P l ec tr opomus leopardus
53. White striped grouper A nyperodon l eucogrammicus
54. Emperor fish Pomacanthus imperator
Ill CLASS OF CARDIAC FISH CHONDRICHTHYES
55. Stingray species Mobu is a sp.
56. Devil-faced stingrays Manta sp.
57. Fan ray Okamejei kenojei
58. The fish resembles a round snout Rhina ancy l ostoma
59. Silver tip shark Carcharhinus a l bimarginatus
60. Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna l ewini
sixty one. Great hammerhead shark S phyrna mokarran
62. Smooth hammerhead shark S phyrna zygaena
63. White tip shark Carcharh i nus l ong i manus
sixty four. Tail tip black spot shark Carcharhinus me l anopterus
65. Gentle shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoi d es
66. Sand shark Carcharhinus l eucas
sixty seven. Silk shark Carc h arhinus falciformis
68. Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
69. Velvet shark Cephaloscy l lium umbrati l e
70. Brown shark Etmopterus lucifer
71. Meek shark Steg o stoma fasciatum
72. Tooth shark Rhinzopr i onodon acutus
seventy three. Mackerel shark Lamna nasus
74. Mackerel shark/deep shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
75. Whale shark Rhincodon typus
76. Sawfish species Pristidae spp.
77. Long-tailed sharks A l opias spp.
IV BIVALVE CLASS BIVALVIA
78. Bow-shaped oval mussel Margaritanops is l aosens is
79. Thick mussels Gibbosu is a crassa
80. Leaf-shaped toad clams Lamprotu l a b l aise i
81. Toad clams are smooth Cuneopsis demangei
82. Square toad clams Protunio messageri
83. Son sample paint Contradens fultonium
84. Mussels from the flat river Pseudobaphia bangg i angens is
V BELLY FOOT CLASS GASTROPODA
85. Species of giant clams Tridacna spp.
eighty six. Nautilus (all species) Nauti l idae
eighty seven. Female snail Tectus ni l oticus
88. Male snail Tec t us pyramis
89. Brown streaked sucker snail Cremnoconchus messageri
90. Ceramic snail with hemorrhoidal eye Cypraea arg u s
91. Conch Charonia tritonis
92. Conch Turbo marmoratus
BECAUSE LAYER OF CORALS ANTHOZOA
93. Stony corals (all species) Scleractinia
ninety four. Hard corals (all species) Stolonifera
95. Black coral set (all species) Antipatharia
96. Horn corals (all species) Gorgonacea
97. Blue coral set (all species) Helioporacea
VII HAIR LEATHER INDUSTRY ECH IN ODERMATA
98. Stone sea urchin Heterocentrotus mamm il latus
99. Amber sea cucumber The l eno t a anax
100. Pomegranate sea cucumber Thelenota ananas
101. Jackfruit sea cucumber (Coconut sea cucumber) Ac t inopyga ma u ritiana
102. White sea cucumber (Sand sea cucumber) Ho l o t huria ( Metriaty l a) scabra
103. Breast sea cucumber Microthe l e nobi l is
VIII PLANT Kingdom PLANTAE
104. Grass Haloph il a beccarii
105. Single oval grass Ha l ophila dec i p i ens
106. Sea tumbleweed Syringod i um iz oeti fol ium
107. Black tiger seaweed Kappaphycus striatum
108. Red bubble algae Scina ia boergesenii
109. Seaweed fishing with duck legs Hydropuntia eucheumoides
110. Curved seaweed Graci l ar i a arc u ata
111. Flat seaweed Grac il ar i a textorii
112. Red seaweed Graci l ar i a rubra
113. Seaweed fishing sticks Graci l aria blodgetti i
114. Wrinkled duckweed Cryptonemia undulata
115. Winter seaweed has thick spines Hypnea boergesenii
116. What is the seaweed? Hypnea cornu t a
117. Wrinkled red seaweed Halymenia di l atata
118. Slippery seaweed Halymenia maculata
119. Pink seaweed Betaphycus ge l atinum
120. Pink seaweed bars Eucheuma arnold ii
121. Unicorn seaweed Kappaphycus cottonii
122. Seaweed dreams Sargassum quinhonensis
123. Soft apricot seaweed Sargassum tenerrimum
124. Slime algae Helminthodadia australis
125. Spiny cartilage seaweed Eucheuma dent i culatum
126. Fairy hair seaweed Bang i a fuscopurpurea

PART II .​ GROUP II

TT Vietnamese name Science name Mining ban period during the year (day/month) Minimum size allowed for exploitation (Total length (TL) in cm)
I FISH CLASS      
first. Fish suddenly Sp i nibarb u s denticu l atus April 1 – August 31 ≥ 50
2. Civet fish Paraspin i barbus macracanthus April 1 – August 31 ≥ 40
3. Sea porridge fish Elops saurus   ≥ 20
4. Large porridge fish Mega l ops cyprinoides 1/3 – 1/6 ≥ 20
5. Ground fish Spinibarbus ho l land i April 1 – August 31 ≥ 30
6. Fish fry Bagarius ruti l us April 1 – July 31 ≥ 45
7. Silver fried fish Bagarius yarre ll i April 1 – August 31 ≥ 45
8. Flower eel Anguilla marmorata March 1 – April 30  
9. Sharp eel Anguilla borneensis March 1 – April 30  
ten. Com fish (two fish) Ch i tala ornata May 1 – October 30 ≥ 40
11. Hoa com fish (beaded tilapia) Chitala b l anci May 1 – October 30 ≥ 40
twelfth. Catfish P u ntiopl i tes bu l u June 1 – October 31 ≥ 30
13. Duong fish Cirrhin us microlep i s April 1 – August 31 ≥ 30
14. Flying fish Cosmochilus harmandi June 1 – September 31 ≥ 30
15. All fish Morulius chrysophekadi o n May 1 – September 31 ≥ 20
16. Red herring Barbonymus altus June 1 – September 31 ≥ 30
17. Golden herring Barbonymus c h wanenfeldi April 1 – September 31 ≥ 30
18. Fire fish Sinilabeo tonkinensis   ≥ 43
19. Fry Datn i oides microlepis April 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
20. Brindle fish Datn i oides quadrifasciatus June 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
21. Lentil fish (spotted lentil fish) Hemibagrus guttatus April 1 – July 31 ≥ 56
22. Black lentil fish Hemibagrus plurirad i atus April 1 – July 31 ≥ 50
23. Milkfish (Dark milkfish) Elopichthys bambusa April 1 – July 30  
24. Milkfish Chanos chanos March 1 – May 31  
25. Sardines with dots Knonsirus punctatus April 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
26. Flag sardine (Flag sardine) C l upanodon thrissa April 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
27. Sardines are toothless Ano d ontosma chacunda November 1 – January 30 ≥ 10
28. Sardines have round snouts Nemata l osa nasus April 1 – July 31  
29. Buffalo snout fish Bangana behri May 1 – September 31 ≥ 30
30. Barbed fish Cranog l am i s bouderius   ≥ 21
thirty first. Hippocampus Tor mekongensis June 1 – October 31 ≥ 30
32. Northern seahorse Tor (Folifer) brevifilis April 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
33. Male seahorse Hampa is a macrolep i dota   ≥ 18
34. Gray seahorse Tor tambro i des April 1 – August 31 ≥ 30
35. Green fish Sinilabeo lemassoni   ≥ 25
36. Whole fish (year) Onychost o ma ger l achi April 1 – August 31 ≥ 30
37. Spiny fish Onychostoma is at i ceps April 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
38. Snail fish Boesemania micro l epis April 1 – August 31 ≥ 60
39. Thai tiger fish Datnioides pulcher June 1 – August 31 ≥ 20
40. Squirrel tea fish Probarbus jullieni December 1 – January 30 of the following year  
41. Catfish Ompok si lu roides April 1 – August 31 ≥ 40
42. Bream Megalobrama terminalis   ≥ 23
43. Needle fish Schindler i a praematura June 1 – July 31  
44. Spotted seahorse Hippocampus trimacu l atus 1/5 – 1/8 ≥ 14
45. Black seahorse Hippocampus kuda September 1 – December 1 ≥ 12
forty six. Spiny seahorse Hippocampus h is trix 1/5 – 1/8 ≥ 15
47. Seahorse Ken Lo Hippocampus kelloggi 1/5 – 1/8 ≥ 20
48. Brown grouper En i nephelus f uscoguttatus 1/3 – 1/6 ≥ 40
49. Big-headed croaker fish Col l ichthys lucidus January 1 – April 30 ≥ 10
II CRUSTACEAN      
50. Stone crab Gecarcoidea l a l and ii   ≥ 7*
51. King crab Ran i na ranina   ≥ 10*
52. Spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus April 1 – May 30  
53. Rock lobster Panulirus homarus April 1 – May 30  
54. Red lobster Panulirus l ongipes April 1 – May 30  
55. Lobster sword three corners Lin u parus trigonus April 1 – May 30  
56. Red hairy lobster Pali nu rel l us gund l achi wieneckii April 1 – May 30  
57. Lobster lotus Panuli ru s versicolor April 1 – May 30  
58. Shrimp lapping the deep sea Ibacus ciliat u s April 1 – May 30  
59. Shrimp are flattened white Thenus orientalis April 1 – May 30  
60. Green shrimp Parribacus antarcticus April 1 – May 30  

* Shell size