List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Kazakhstan

Order	Family	Species	Occurrence	FishBase name	Name in Country
Cypriniformes	Gobionidae	Abbottina rivularis	introduced	Chinese false gudgeon	Amur false gudgeon
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Abramis brama	native	Freshwater bream	Bream
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser baerii	native	Siberian sturgeon
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	native	Danube sturgeon
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser nudiventris	native	Fringebarbel sturgeon	Spiny sturgeon
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser persicus	native	Persian sturgeon
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser ruthenus	native	Sterlet sturgeon
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Acipenser stellatus	native	Starry sturgeon
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Alburnoides oblongus	native	Tashkent riffle bleak
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Alburnoides taeniatus	native	Striped bystranka
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Alburnus chalcoides	native	Danube bleak
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Alburnus hohenackeri	native	North Caucasian bleak
Clupeiformes	Alosidae	Alosa caspia	native	Caspian shad
Clupeiformes	Alosidae	Alosa kessleri	native	Caspian anadromous shad
Clupeiformes	Alosidae	Alosa saposchnikowii	native	Saposhnikovi shad
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Babka gymnotrachelus	native	Racer goby
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Ballerus ballerus	native	Zope
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Ballerus sapa	native	White-eye bream
Cypriniformes	Nemacheilidae	Barbatula markakulensis	native
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Benthophiloides brauneri	native	Brauner's tadpole-goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Benthophilus baeri	native	Baer pugolovka
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Benthophilus casachicus	native
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Benthophilus granulosus	native	Granular pugolovka
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Benthophilus kessleri	native
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Benthophilus stellatus	native	Stellate tadpole-goby
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Blicca bjoerkna	native	White bream
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Brachymystax lenok	native	Lenok	Lenok
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Brachymystax savinovi	native
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi	native	Sharpray
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Carassius auratus	introduced	Goldfish	Gibel carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Carassius carassius	native	Crucian carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Carassius gibelio	native	Prussian carp
Petromyzontiformes	Petromyzontidae	Caspiomyzon wagneri	native	Caspian lamprey
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Caspiosoma caspium	native	Caspian naked goby
Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Chelon auratus	introduced	Golden grey mullet
Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Chelon saliens	introduced	Leaping mullet
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Chondrostoma variabile	native	Volga undermouth
Clupeiformes	Ehiravidae	Clupeonella cultriventris	native	Black and Caspian Sea sprat
Clupeiformes	Ehiravidae	Clupeonella grimmi	native	Southern Caspian sprat
Cypriniformes	Cobitidae	Cobitis melanoleuca	native
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Coregonus albula	introduced	Vendace	European cisco
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Coregonus autumnalis	introduced	Arctic cisco	Arctic cisco
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Coregonus lavaretus	introduced	European whitefish	Lake Chud whitefish
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Coregonus maraenoides	introduced	Peipsi whitefish
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Coregonus peled	introduced	Peled	Northern whitefish
Perciformes/Cottoidei	Cottidae	Cottus nasalis	native	Tubenose sculpin
Cypriniformes	Xenocyprididae	Ctenopharyngodon idella	introduced	Grass carp	Grass carp
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinus carpio	native	Common carp	Wild carp
Esociformes	Esocidae	Esox lucius	native	Northern pike
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Gambusia affinis	introduced	Mosquitofish	Mosquito fish
Cypriniformes	Gobionidae	Gobio acutipinnatus	native
Cypriniformes	Gobionidae	Gobio gobio	native	Gudgeon
Cypriniformes	Xenocyprididae	Hemiculter leucisculus	native	Sharpbelly	Common sawbelly
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Hucho taimen	native	Taimen	Taimen
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Huso huso	native	Beluga
Cypriniformes	Xenocyprididae	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	introduced	Silver carp	Silver carp
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Knipowitschia caucasica	introduced	Caucasian dwarf goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Knipowitschia longecaudata	native	Longtail dwarf goby
Petromyzontiformes	Petromyzontidae	Lethenteron kessleri	native	Siberian brook lamprey
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Leucaspius delineatus	native	Belica
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Leuciscus aspius	native	Asp	Asp
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Leuciscus idus	native	Ide
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Luciobarbus brachycephalus	native	Aral barbel	Aral barbel
Cypriniformes	Cobitidae	Misgurnus fossilis	native	Weatherfish
Mugiliformes	Mugilidae	Mugil cephalus	native	Flathead grey mullet
Cypriniformes	Xenocyprididae	Mylopharyngodon piceus	introduced	Black carp
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Neogobius fluviatilis	introduced	Monkey goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Neogobius melanostomus	introduced	Round goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Neogobius pallasi	native	Caspian sand goby
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Oncorhynchus mykiss	introduced	Rainbow trout	Rainbow trout
Beloniformes	Adrianichthyidae	Oryzias latipes	introduced	Japanese rice fish	Japanese medaka
Beloniformes	Adrianichthyidae	Oryzias sinensis	introduced
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Pelecus cultratus	native	Sichel
Perciformes/Percoidei	Percidae	Perca fluviatilis	native	European perch
Perciformes/Percoidei	Percidae	Perca schrenkii	native	Balkhash perch
Gobiiformes	Odontobutidae	Perccottus glenii	native	Chinese sleeper
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Phoxinus brachyurus	native	Seven River's minnow
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Phoxinus phoxinus	native	Eurasian minnow
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Phoxinus ujmonensis	native
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Ponticola gorlap	native	Caspian bighead goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Ponticola kessleri	native	Bighead goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Proterorhinus marmoratus	native	Tubenose goby
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Proterorhinus nasalis	native	Eastern tubenose goby
Cypriniformes	Gobionidae	Pseudorasbora parva	introduced	Stone moroko	Stone moroco
Acipenseriformes	Acipenseridae	Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi	native	Syr Darya sturgeon
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei	Gasterosteidae	Pungitius platygaster	native	Southern ninespine stickleback
Gobiiformes	Gobiidae	Rhinogobius similis	introduced		Amur goby
Cypriniformes	Acheilognathidae	Rhodeus sericeus	native	Bitterling
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Rhynchocypris czekanowskii	native	Czekanowski's minnow
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Rhynchocypris poljakowii	native	Balkhash minnow
Cypriniformes	Gobionidae	Romanogobio albipinnatus	native	White-finned gudgeon
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Rutilus caspicus	native	Caspian roach
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Rutilus rutilus	introduced	Roach	Roach
Cypriniformes	Cobitidae	Sabanejewia caspia	native	Caspian spined loach
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Salmo ischchan	introduced	Sevan trout	Sevan trout
Perciformes/Percoidei	Percidae	Sander lucioperca	native	Pike-perch	Pikeperch
Perciformes/Percoidei	Percidae	Sander marinus	native	Estuarine perch
Perciformes/Percoidei	Percidae	Sander volgensis	native	Volga pikeperch	Volga sander
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax argentatus	native	Balkhash marinka	Balkhash marinka
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax curvifrons	native	Sattar snowtrout
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Schizothorax pseudoaksaiensis	native	Ili marinka
Siluriformes	Siluridae	Silurus glanis	native	Wels catfish	Wels
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Squalius cephalus	native	Chub
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Stenodus leucichthys	native	Sheefish
Cypriniformes	Tincidae	Tinca tinca	native	Tench	Tench
Cypriniformes	Nemacheilidae	Triplophysa herzensteini	endemic
Cypriniformes	Nemacheilidae	Triplophysa kungessana	native
Cypriniformes	Nemacheilidae	Triplophysa labiata	native	Plain thicklip loach
Cypriniformes	Nemacheilidae	Triplophysa sewerzowi	native	Severtsov's loach
Cypriniformes	Nemacheilidae	Triplophysa strauchii	native	Spotted thicklip loach
Cypriniformes	Leuciscidae	Vimba vimba	native	Vimba bream

Cypriniformes

Gobionidae

Abbottina rivularis

introduced

Chinese false gudgeon

Amur false gudgeon

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Abramis brama

native

Freshwater bream

Bream

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Acipenser baerii

native

Siberian sturgeon

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

native

Danube sturgeon

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Acipenser nudiventris

native

Fringebarbel sturgeon

Spiny sturgeon

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Acipenser persicus

native

Persian sturgeon

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Acipenser ruthenus

native

Sterlet sturgeon

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Acipenser stellatus

native

Starry sturgeon

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Alburnoides oblongus

native

Tashkent riffle bleak

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Alburnoides taeniatus

native

Striped bystranka

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Alburnus chalcoides

native

Danube bleak

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Alburnus hohenackeri

native

North Caucasian bleak

Clupeiformes

Alosidae

Alosa caspia

native

Caspian shad

Clupeiformes

Alosidae

Alosa kessleri

native

Caspian anadromous shad

Clupeiformes

Alosidae

Alosa saposchnikowii

native

Saposhnikovi shad

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Babka gymnotrachelus

native

Racer goby

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Ballerus ballerus

native

Zope

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Ballerus sapa

native

White-eye bream

Cypriniformes

Nemacheilidae

Barbatula markakulensis

native

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Benthophiloides brauneri

native

Brauner's tadpole-goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Benthophilus baeri

native

Baer pugolovka

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Benthophilus casachicus

native

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Benthophilus granulosus

native

Granular pugolovka

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Benthophilus kessleri

native

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Benthophilus stellatus

native

Stellate tadpole-goby

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Blicca bjoerkna

native

White bream

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Brachymystax lenok

native

Lenok

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Brachymystax savinovi

native

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi

native

Sharpray

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Carassius auratus

introduced

Goldfish

Gibel carp

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Carassius carassius

native

Crucian carp

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Carassius gibelio

native

Prussian carp

Petromyzontiformes

Petromyzontidae

Caspiomyzon wagneri

native

Caspian lamprey

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Caspiosoma caspium

native

Caspian naked goby

Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Chelon auratus

introduced

Golden grey mullet

Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Chelon saliens

introduced

Leaping mullet

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Chondrostoma variabile

native

Volga undermouth

Clupeiformes

Ehiravidae

Clupeonella cultriventris

native

Black and Caspian Sea sprat

Clupeiformes

Ehiravidae

Clupeonella grimmi

native

Southern Caspian sprat

Cypriniformes

Cobitidae

Cobitis melanoleuca

native

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Coregonus albula

introduced

Vendace

European cisco

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Coregonus autumnalis

introduced

Arctic cisco

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Coregonus lavaretus

introduced

European whitefish

Lake Chud whitefish

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Coregonus maraenoides

introduced

Peipsi whitefish

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Coregonus peled

introduced

Peled

Northern whitefish

Perciformes/Cottoidei

Cottidae

Cottus nasalis

native

Tubenose sculpin

Cypriniformes

Xenocyprididae

Ctenopharyngodon idella

introduced

Grass carp

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Cyprinus carpio

native

Common carp

Wild carp

Esociformes

Esocidae

Esox lucius

native

Northern pike

Cyprinodontiformes

Poeciliidae

Gambusia affinis

introduced

Mosquitofish

Mosquito fish

Cypriniformes

Gobionidae

Gobio acutipinnatus

native

Cypriniformes

Gobionidae

Gobio gobio

native

Gudgeon

Cypriniformes

Xenocyprididae

Hemiculter leucisculus

native

Sharpbelly

Common sawbelly

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Hucho taimen

native

Taimen

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Huso huso

native

Beluga

Cypriniformes

Xenocyprididae

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

introduced

Silver carp

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Knipowitschia caucasica

introduced

Caucasian dwarf goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Knipowitschia longecaudata

native

Longtail dwarf goby

Petromyzontiformes

Petromyzontidae

Lethenteron kessleri

native

Siberian brook lamprey

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Leucaspius delineatus

native

Belica

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Leuciscus aspius

native

Asp

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Leuciscus idus

native

Ide

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Luciobarbus brachycephalus

native

Aral barbel

Cypriniformes

Cobitidae

Misgurnus fossilis

native

Weatherfish

Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Mugil cephalus

native

Flathead grey mullet

Cypriniformes

Xenocyprididae

Mylopharyngodon piceus

introduced

Black carp

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Neogobius fluviatilis

introduced

Monkey goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Neogobius melanostomus

introduced

Round goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Neogobius pallasi

native

Caspian sand goby

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus mykiss

introduced

Rainbow trout

Beloniformes

Adrianichthyidae

Oryzias latipes

introduced

Japanese rice fish

Japanese medaka

Beloniformes

Adrianichthyidae

Oryzias sinensis

introduced

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Pelecus cultratus

native

Sichel

Perciformes/Percoidei

Percidae

Perca fluviatilis

native

European perch

Perciformes/Percoidei

Percidae

Perca schrenkii

native

Balkhash perch

Gobiiformes

Odontobutidae

Perccottus glenii

native

Chinese sleeper

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Phoxinus brachyurus

native

Seven River's minnow

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Phoxinus phoxinus

native

Eurasian minnow

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Phoxinus ujmonensis

native

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Ponticola gorlap

native

Caspian bighead goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Ponticola kessleri

native

Bighead goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Proterorhinus marmoratus

native

Tubenose goby

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Proterorhinus nasalis

native

Eastern tubenose goby

Cypriniformes

Gobionidae

Pseudorasbora parva

introduced

Stone moroko

Stone moroco

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae

Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi

native

Syr Darya sturgeon

Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei

Gasterosteidae

Pungitius platygaster

native

Southern ninespine stickleback

Gobiiformes

Gobiidae

Rhinogobius similis

introduced

Amur goby

Cypriniformes

Acheilognathidae

Rhodeus sericeus

native

Bitterling

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Rhynchocypris czekanowskii

native

Czekanowski's minnow

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Rhynchocypris poljakowii

native

Balkhash minnow

Cypriniformes

Gobionidae

Romanogobio albipinnatus

native

White-finned gudgeon

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Rutilus caspicus

native

Caspian roach

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Rutilus rutilus

introduced

Roach

Cypriniformes

Cobitidae

Sabanejewia caspia

native

Caspian spined loach

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Salmo ischchan

introduced

Sevan trout

Perciformes/Percoidei

Percidae

Sander lucioperca

native

Pike-perch

Pikeperch

Perciformes/Percoidei

Percidae

Sander marinus

native

Estuarine perch

Perciformes/Percoidei

Percidae

Sander volgensis

native

Volga pikeperch

Volga sander

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Schizothorax argentatus

native

Balkhash marinka

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Schizothorax curvifrons

native

Sattar snowtrout

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Schizothorax pseudoaksaiensis

native

Ili marinka

Siluriformes

Siluridae

Silurus glanis

native

Wels catfish

Wels

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Squalius cephalus

native

Chub

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Stenodus leucichthys

native

Sheefish

Cypriniformes

Tincidae

Tinca tinca

native

Tench

Cypriniformes

Nemacheilidae

Triplophysa herzensteini

endemic

Cypriniformes

Nemacheilidae

Triplophysa kungessana

native

Cypriniformes

Nemacheilidae

Triplophysa labiata

native

Plain thicklip loach

Cypriniformes

Nemacheilidae

Triplophysa sewerzowi

native

Severtsov's loach

Cypriniformes

Nemacheilidae

Triplophysa strauchii

native

Spotted thicklip loach

Cypriniformes

Leuciscidae

Vimba vimba

native

Vimba bream

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