Malaysia Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist

Malaysia

Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Malaysia is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.

The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.

OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)

Acrochordonichthys falcifer (Akysidae)

Acrochordonichthys obscurus (Akysidae)

Akysis alfredi (Akysidae)

Akysis baramensis (Akysidae)

Akysis microps (Akysidae)

Arius brevirostris (Ariidae)

Arius doriae (Ariidae)

Hemibagrus chrysops (Bagridae)

Hemibagrus furcatus (Bagridae)

Hemibagrus gracilis (Bagridae)

Leiocassis doriae (Bagridae)

Leiocassis saravacensis (Bagridae)

Nanobagrus nebulosus (Bagridae)

Gastromyzon danumensis OC (Balitoridae)

Gastromyzon ornaticauda (Balitoridae)

Gastromyzon pariclavis (Balitoridae)

Homaloptera nigra (Balitoridae)

Homaloptera weberi (Balitoridae)

Hypergastromyzon eubranchus OC (Balitoridae)

Nemacheilus elegantissimus (Balitoridae) Elegant Loach

Neogastromyzon pauciradiatus OC (Balitoridae)

Protomyzon aphelocheilus OC (Balitoridae)

Protomyzon borneensis OC (Balitoridae)

Protomyzon griswoldi OC (Balitoridae)

Protomyzon whiteheadi OC (Balitoridae)

Sundoreonectes sabanus OC (Balitoridae)

Sundoreonectes tiomanensis (Balitoridae)

Clarias anfractus (Clariidae)

Clarias batu (Clariidae)

Clarias planiceps (Clariidae)

Encheloclarias curtisoma (Clariidae)

Encheloclarias prolatus (Clariidae)

Acantopsis octoactinotos OC (Cobitidae)

Lepidocephalichthys sandakanensis OC (Cobitidae)

Lepidocephalichthys tomaculum OC (Cobitidae) Pepper Loach

Pangio alcoides (Cobitidae)

Pangio filinaris OC (Cobitidae)

Pangio incognito (Cobitidae)

Pangio semicincta OC (Cobitidae) Half-banded Kuhli Loach

Hampala sabana (Cyprinidae)

Labiobarbus sabanus (Cyprinidae)

Leptobarbus hosii OC (Cyprinidae)

Neolissochilus hendersoni (Cyprinidae)

Neolissochilus tweediei (Cyprinidae)

Osteochilus chini (Cyprinidae)

Osteochilus ingeri (Cyprinidae)

Osteochilus sarawakensis OC (Cyprinidae)

Poropuntius smedleyi (Cyprinidae)

Puntius kuchingensis (Cyprinidae) Kuching Barb

Schismatorhynchos holorhynchos (Cyprinidae)

Parawaous megacephalus (Gobiidae)

Stenogobius ingeri OC (Gobiidae)

Dermogenys bispina (Hemiramphidae)

Hemirhamphodon kuekenthali OC (Hemiramphidae)

Zenarchopterus beauforti (Hemiramphidae) Beaufort's Halfbeak

Zenarchopterus dux OC (Hemiramphidae)

Zenarchopterus quadrimaculatus (Hemiramphidae)

Macrognathus keithi OC (Mastacembelidae)

Betta brownorum (Osphronemidae) Brown's Red Dwarf Fighter

Betta chini (Osphronemidae) Chini Mouthbrooder

Betta hipposideros (Osphronemidae)

Betta livida (Osphronemidae) Selangor Red Fighter

Betta ocellata OC (Osphronemidae) Eyespot Mouthbrooder

Betta persephone (Osphronemidae) Leaf Betta

Betta pulchra (Osphronemidae) Beauty Mouthbrooder

Betta tomi (Osphronemidae) Tomi Mouthbrooder

Betta tussyae (Osphronemidae) Tussy's Small Reed Fighter

Betta waseri (Osphronemidae) Waser's Mouthbrooder

Osphronemus laticlavius OC (Osphronemidae) Red Giant Gourami

Parosphromenus allani OC (Osphronemidae) Allan's Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus harveyi (Osphronemidae) Harvey's Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus nagyi (Osphronemidae) Nagy's Licorice Gourami

Pangasius kinabatanganensis OC (Pangasiidae)

Pangasius sabahensis (Pangasiidae)

Pangasius tubbi OC (Pangasiidae)

Phallostethus dunckeri OC (Phallostethidae)

Phenacostethus trewavasae OC (Phallostethidae)

Plotosus abbreviatus OC (Plotosidae)

Polynemus hornadayi (Polynemidae) Hornaday's Paradise Fish

Kryptopterus baramensis (Siluridae)

Kryptopterus parvanalis OC (Siluridae)

Kryptopterus platypogon (Siluridae)

Ompok borneensis (Siluridae)

Pterocryptis furnessi (Siluridae)

Wallago maculatus (Siluridae)

Auriglobus remotus OC (Tetraodontidae)

Carinotetraodon borneensis OC (Tetraodontidae) Borneo Redeye Puffer

Carinotetraodon salivator (Tetraodontidae) Striped Redeye Puffer

Chonerhinos silus OC (Tetraodontidae)

Tetraodon kretamensis OC (Tetraodontidae)

Tetraodon sabahensis OC (Tetraodontidae) Giant Spotted Puffer

Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were not included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 91 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 35 species total 126 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Malaysia.

Leiocassis collinus (Bagridae) 2006

Mystus armiger (Bagridae) 2004

Pseudomystus fumosus (Bagridae) 2005

Gastromyzon aequabilis (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon auronigrus (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon bario (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon cornusaccus (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon crenastus (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon extrorsus (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon farragus (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon ingeri (Balitoridae) 2006

Gastromyzon introrsus (Balitoridae) 2006