List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Thailand
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Table 1: 826 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 31 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 22 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 879 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 879 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Mugilidae Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Krabok (Thai), กระบอก (Thai)  40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in mangrove forest at Ban Don Bay (Ref. 36921); also reported from Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan), Si Racha (Chon Buri), Songkhla, and Samut Prakan (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 2109, 52823. 
Schilbeidae Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883) Fr, Thr extirpated  Siamese schilbeid catfish (English)  20.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known only from Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong basins (Ref. 58784). Reported from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chai Nat, Nakhon Nayok river and Nakhon Sawan (Ref. 37773). Wiped out or disappeared due to habitat loss and possibly pollution (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 6868. Status of threat: Extinct (Ref. 58784). 
Haemulidae Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède, 1802) Fr, Br, M native  Khinokpakmu (Thai), ขี้นกปากหมู (Thai)  75.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Songkhla, Kantang (Trang) and Lem Sing (Chanthaburi) (Ref. 37773). 
Plotosidae Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Pla duk tale (Thai), Gray eel catfish (English)  111 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Songkhla, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan and Chanthaburi (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 36654, 36921, 43281. 
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 Fr introduced   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm SL female   
Poeciliidae Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914) Fr introduced   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Polynemidae Polynemus aquilonaris Motomura, 2003 Fr native   15.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Chao Phraya River system (Ref. 49954, 57343). Type locality: Chao Phraya River (purchased at Samyam market by H. Senou) (Ref. 49954). 
Polynemidae Polynemus dubius Bleeker, 1853 Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Chao Phraya basin (Ref. 43281). Reported from Bangkok, Paknam (Samut Prakan), Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthya, Nakhon Sawan, and Nonthaburi (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 9685. 
Polynemidae Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 Fr, Br native   28.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Koke Tong Canal, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River (Ref. 9685). Reported from Bang Khen (Bangkok) (Ref. 37773). 
Haemulidae Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775) Fr, Br, M native   70.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Rayong, Krabi, Lang Suan (Chumphon), Lem Sing (Chanthaburi), Samut Prakan, Pattani, Songkhla, Mae Klong river (Samut Songkhram) and Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan) (Ref. 37773). 
Haemulidae Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes, 1833) Fr, Br, M native   40.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan) and Bang Pakong river (Chachoengsao) (Ref. 37773). 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius bantamensis (Rendahl, 1920) Fr native    Known from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 26336). Also Ref. 35912.  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Poropuntius chondrorhynchus (Fowler, 1934) Fr native   30.00 cm NG male/unsexed  Occurs in Salween, Maeklong, Chao Phraya and Mekong basins; also from Chiang Rai and Chaiyaphum (Ref. 37773). 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius deauratus (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr questionable   16.95 cm TL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range given by Ref. 36949; probably a misidentification. Reported from the Maeklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong, peninsular and southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Large numbers formerly migrated between the Mekong mainstream and the Mun River, but this migration has been blocked by the Pak Mun hydroelectric dam (situated about 5 km up the Mun River from its mouth into the Mekong) (Ref. 35912); also from Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi, Tak, Phrae, Mae Hong Son and Uthai Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 12693, 36654. 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius faucis (Smith, 1945) Fr native   4.06 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Chao Phraya basin. Also recorded from Chiang Mai (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 26580, 35912. 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius genyognathus Roberts, 1998 Fr native   11.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Kraburi River (Ref. 94495). 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius hampaloides (Vinciguerra, 1890) Fr native   12.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Mae Khlong basin.  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Poropuntius hathe Roberts, 1998 Fr native   6.55 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Rapids in Menam Moei R. next to hwy 1035, 129 km north of Mae Sot, Thailand.  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Poropuntius heterolepidotus Roberts, 1998 Fr native   13.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Nam Khong near Nam Tok Susa, Salween basin, Thailand.  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Poropuntius huguenini (Bleeker, 1853) Fr questionable  Tapien (Thai)  46.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648); also from Mae Kok (Chiang Rai) (Ref. 37773).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Poropuntius laoensis (Günther, 1868) Fr native   32.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 26336). Museum: Mekong river at Chiang Khan, CAS 63041 (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 12693, 27732, 35912, 43281. 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius melanogrammus Roberts, 1998 Fr native   5.63 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Huay Sangkalia on road to Chedi Sam Ong, 7 km north of Sangklaburi, Thailand. Known only from the swift, clearwater tributaries of the Meklong basin. 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius normani Smith, 1931 Fr native   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). Type locality: Pliew waterfall on Kao Sabap, near Chantabun (Ref. 40966). 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius scapanognathus Roberts, 1998 Fr native   12.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Huay Kong, just below mouth of Huay Long R., near km 45 on hwy 1126, northwest of Mae Hong Son, Salween basin, Thailand. 
Cyprinidae Poropuntius speleops (Roberts, 1991) Fr endemic   5.79 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong River (Ref. 26336); also from Tham Pathewada (Chaiyaphum) (Ref. 37773). Type locality: Tham Phu Khieo, Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, 101°32'10"E, 16°02'05"N, Thailand. Also Ref. 12255, 27297, 35912. 
Gobiidae Priolepis semidoliata (Valenciennes, 1837) Fr native   2.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from southeastern Thailand and Lem Sing (Chanthaburi) (Ref. 37773). 
Pristidae Pristis microdon Latham, 1794 Fr, Br, M, Fi, Thr native  Largetooth sawfish (English)  700 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Menam Chao Phya at Nontaburi and Tachin, and in Rayong (Ref. 1632); Prachuap Khiri Khan (Ref. 37773). Threatened due to habitat loss and overfishing (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 9859, 41819. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Pristidae Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 Fr, Br, M, Fi, Thr native  Longcomb sawfish (English)  730 cm TL male/unsexed  Threatened due to habitat loss and overfishing (Ref. 58784). Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Pristolepididae Pristolepis fasciata (Bleeker, 1851) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Nandid perch (English), Pla chang yieb (Thai), Pla mhor chang yieb (Thai), Pla mhor nam (Thai), Pla mo takap (Thai), Pla mor chang yieb (Thai), Pla mor nam (Thai), Pla na neol (Thai), Pla na nual (Thai), Pla prok (Thai), Pla ta krub (Thai), ปลาช้างเหยียบ (Thai), ปลาตะกรับ (Thai), ปลาหน้านวล (Thai), ปลาหมอช้างเหยียบ (Thai), ปลาหมอน้ำ (Thai), ปลาโพรก (Thai)  31.00 cm TL male/unsexed 7.5 NG Occurs in the Chao Phraya, Mekong, Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Tale Sap Songkhla, Chiang Mai, Hua Mak (Bangkok), Bua Yai (Nakhon Ratchasima), Pattani, Chanthaburi, Mun river (Prachuap Khiri Khan), Tapi river (Surat Thani), Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Ubon Ratchathani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 9648, 27732, 36654, 37766, 41236, 57235. 
Pristolepididae Pristolepis grootii (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native   18.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Inhabits lowland streams and peats in peninsular Thailand (Ref. 57235). 
Cyprinidae Probarbus jullieni Sauvage, 1880 Fr, Br, Fi, Ex native  Pla yee sok (Thai), Pbla yesok (Thai), Pla eesok (Thai), Pla eun (Thai), Pla ye sok (Thai), Pla ye sok tead (Thai), Pla ye sok ted (Thai), Pla ye sok tong (Thai), Pla yisok (Thai), ปลายี่สก (Thai), ปลายี่สกทอง (Thai), ปลายี่สกเทศ (Thai), ปลาเอิน (Thai) scarce (very unlikely) 150 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Maeklong, Chao Phraya and Mekong basins. No longer exists as a naturally occurring species in the Chao Phraya ad Meklong basins. Seems not capable of reproducing in reservoirs and will probably disappear from these river basins when stocking of artificially reproduced fish is stopped. May still occur in Nan (Sirikit Dam) from artificially produced fry released by the Dept. of Fish. Staff at Sri Chiengmai near Nongkhai (Ref. 7427). In the Mekong, this fish migrates upstream to spawn from October to February from Kompong Cham in Cambodia to Chiang Khong in Thailand (Ref. 37770). In Sungkom at Nong Khai Province, it migrates together with two other Probarbus species, but spawns separately, during January-February (Ref. 37770). Early stage eggs could be observed in October-November (Ref. 37770). Also undertakes trophic migrations, mainly taken by juveniles and sub-adults at the onset of the flood season. At Nakhon Phanom, juveniles stay near the beach and when the beach begins to be covered with water, they migrate upstream and spend the flood season in flooded areas. At Loei, they move up the Loei River and into flooded areas and at this time, juveniles can not be seen in the Mekong (Ref. 37770). Esteemed food fish. The meat is considered excellent and the eggs are especially priced (Ref. 12369). Museum: Mekong, CAS 63028 (Chiang Khan); CAS 95474 (mainstream near Chiang Khan) (Ref. 5515); also from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi and Ubon Ratchathani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 2073, 12369, 26336, 26580, 36654, 43281. 
Cyprinidae Probarbus labeamajor Roberts, 1992 Fr, Thr native  Thicklip barb (English)  150 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong River. Also known from Khong Chiam (Ubon Ratchathani) and Nong Khai (Ref. 37773). Threatened due to overfishing (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 7427, 12255, 43281. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Cyprinidae Probarbus labeaminor Roberts, 1992 Fr, Thr native  Thinlip barb (English)  150 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong River (Ref. 26336). Although commonly found at the mouth of the Mun River by the University of Michigan team in 1975, it may already be suffering negative impact from the Pak Mun dam (Ref. 12693). Found near That Phanom (Ref. 33021). Of little or no fisheries significance (Ref. 12369). Threatened due to overfishing (Ref. 58784). Museum: Mekong river at Mukdahan, Kiltipong Jarutanin, CAS 76171 (Ref. 5515); also from Nakhon Phanom and Mukda Han (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7427, 12255, 43281. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Oxudercidae Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816) Fr, Br, M native   20.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Thai waters, Songkhla and Klong Dan (Samut Prakan) (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050. 
Sisoridae Pseudecheneis sulcata (McClelland, 1842) Fr, Thr native  Remora catfish (English)  20.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the upper Salween basin (Ref. 58784). Threatened due to habitat loss (Ref. 58784). Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Horabagridae Pseudeutropius indigens Ng & Vidthayanon, 2011 Fr native   6.71 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality, Narathiwat Province, Toh Daeng peat swamp, Khlong Pak Pla, NIFI 3074 (holotype of Pseudeutropius indigens, 6.71 cm SL). This species is known from the Toh Daeng peat swamp forest (within the Mae Nam Sungai Kolok drainage) in southern (peninsular) Thailand, and possibly present in river drainages northwards to the Isthmus of Kra as far north as the Tapi River (Ref. 87871). 
Akysidae Pseudobagarius hardmani (Ng & Sabaj Pérez, 2005) Fr native   4.23 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Chao Phraya River (Ref. 55975). 
Akysidae Pseudobagarius leucorhynchus (Fowler, 1934) Fr native   3.02 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Chao Phraya (Ref. 12041, 37037), Mekong (Ref. 30857) and southern Peninsular Thailand (Ref. 30226); also from Chiang Mai (Ref. 37773). 
Akysidae Pseudobagarius macronemus (Bleeker, 1860) Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Chanthaburi, Pattani and Kanchanaburi (Ref. 37773). 
Akysidae Pseudobagarius subtilis (Ng & Kottelat, 1998) Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong basin at Nakhon Phanom in northeastern Thailand (Ref. 30226). Type locality, Nakhon Phanom, Mekong River, downstream Ban Tha Kai, downstream Mukdahan, Yongsak and Suban. (Ref. 30226). Also Ref. 26336, 33021. 
Gobiidae Pseudogobiopsis oligactis (Bleeker, 1875) Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from various localities (Ref. 43716). Also Ref. 419. 
Gobiidae Pseudogobius avicennia (Herre, 1940) Fr native   3.55 cm SL male/unsexed  Collected from Chantaburi and Narathiwat provinces and Katumban (Ref. 126575).  No picture yet.
Gobiidae Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker, 1849) Fr, Br native   6.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan) (Ref. 37773) and Sikao, SW Thailand (Ref. 52823). 
Balitoridae Pseudohomaloptera sexmaculata (Fowler, 1934) Fr endemic    Known from the Chao Phraya basin; also reported from Chiang Mai (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 12041. 
Pangasiidae Pseudolais micronemus (Bleeker, 1846) Fr, Aq native  Pla sang ka ward thong to (Thai), Pla sa wai (Thai), Pla sang ka wart tong to (Thai), ปลาสวาย (Thai), ปลาสังกะวาดท้องโต (Thai)  100.00 cm male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648) and Chao Phraya River (Ref. 26336); also from Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Sawan and Ubon Ratchathani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 37773, 43281. 
Pangasiidae Pseudolais pleurotaenia (Sauvage, 1878) Fr, Fi native  Pla sang ka wart (Thai)  35.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648), Lopburi River (Ref. 1632), Chao Phraya, Maeklong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Also Ref. 7432, 36654, 37773. 
Bagridae Pseudomystus bomboides Kottelat, 2000 Fr native   4.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281).  No picture yet.
Bagridae Pseudomystus leiacanthus (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) Fr native   6.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from peats. 
Bagridae Pseudomystus siamensis (Regan, 1913) Fr, Fi, Or native  Pla khae moo (Thai), Pla kayeng hin (Thai), Pla kot hin (Thai), ปลากดหิน (Thai), ปลาแขยงหิน (Thai), ปลาแค้หมู (Thai), Siamese catfish (English)  18.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Phrae, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Trang, Uthai Thani, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Phanom, Khon Kaen, Songkhla, Yala, Surat Thani, Chanthaburi and Narathiwat (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Museum: Mekong river at Chiang Khan, CAS 63021 (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 6868, 9648, 1632, 36654. 
Bagridae Pseudomystus stenomus (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Yala, Surat Thani, Kanchanaburi, Chanthaburi and Narathiwat (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 12693, 36654. 
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