Myanmar
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Myanmar 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)
Oryzias uwai (Adrianichthyidae) Uwa's Medaka
Akysis pictus (Akysidae) Burmese Stream Catfish
Akysis prashadi (Akysidae) Indawgyi Stream Catfish
Parambassis pulcinella (Ambassidae)
Parambassis tenasserimensis (Ambassidae)
Pseudambassis alleni (Ambassidae)
Pseudambassis roberti (Ambassidae)
Amblyceps caecutiens (Amblycipitidae)
Amblyceps murraystuarti (Amblycipitidae)
Arius acutirostris (Ariidae)
Arius burmanicus (Ariidae)
Badis corycaeus (Badidae)
Badis ferrarisi (Badidae)
Badis kyar (Badidae) Tiger Badis
Badis pyema (Badidae)
Dario hysginon (Badidae) Red Dario
Batasio affinis (Bagridae)
Batasio dayi (Bagridae)
Hemibagrus peguensis (Bagridae)
Hemibagrus variegatus (Bagridae) Asian Golden Tiger Catfish
Mystus leucophasis (Bagridae) Asian Upside-down Catfish
Mystus pulcher (Bagridae)
Mystus rufescens (Bagridae)
Rita sacerdotum (Bagridae) Salwheen Rita
Sperata acicularis (Bagridae)
Homaloptera bilineata (Balitoridae) Myanmar Stream Loach
Homaloptera rupicola (Balitoridae)
Physoschistura brunneana (Balitoridae)
Physoschistura raoi (Balitoridae)
Physoschistura rivulicola (Balitoridae)
Physoschistura shanensis OC (Balitoridae)
Schistura acuticephalus (Balitoridae)
Schistura paucifasciata (Balitoridae)
Yunnanilus brevis (Balitoridae) Inle Loach
Chaca burmensis (Chacidae) Square Head Catfish
Channa burmanica (Channidae) Burmese Snakehead
Channa harcourtbutleri (Channidae) Inle Snakehead
Channa panaw (Channidae) Panaw Snakehead
Pillaia kachinica (Chaudhuriidae)
Gonialosa modesta OC (Clupeidae) Burmese River Gizzard Shad
Gonialosa whiteheadi (Clupeidae)
Gudusia variegata (Clupeidae) Burmese River Shad
Barbodes shanensis (Cyprinidae)
Barilius barnoides OC (Cyprinidae)
Cirrhinus inornatus (Cyprinidae)
Cirrhinus lu (Cyprinidae)
Cirrhinus rubirostris (Cyprinidae)
Cyprinus intha (Cyprinidae)
Danio choprai (Cyprinidae) Glowlight Danio
Danio feegradei (Cyprinidae) Yoma Danio
Danio kyathit (Cyprinidae) Orange-finned Danio
Danio nigrofasciatus (Cyprinidae) Spotted Danio
Danionella translucida (Cyprinidae)
Devario affinis OC (Cyprinidae)
Devario browni (Cyprinidae) Red Giant Danio
Devario shanensis OC (Cyprinidae) Hora Danio
Devario sondhii (Cyprinidae)
Devario spinosus (Cyprinidae)
Devario strigillifer (Cyprinidae)
Esomus ahli (Cyprinidae)
Esomus altus (Cyprinidae)
Garra gravelyi (Cyprinidae)
Inlecypris auropurpurea (Cyprinidae) False Barilius
Inlecypris jayarami (Cyprinidae) Violet Banded Cypris
Labeo stolizkae (Cyprinidae)
Microrasbora erythromicron (Cyprinidae) Cross-striped Dwarf Rasbora
Microrasbora gatesi (Cyprinidae) Burnese Golden Rasbora
Microrasbora nana (Cyprinidae)
Microrasbora rubescens (Cyprinidae) Red Line Rasbora
Neolissochilus blythii (Cyprinidae)
Neolissochilus compressus (Cyprinidae)
Neolissochilus nigrovittatus (Cyprinidae)
Neolissochilus stevensonii OC (Cyprinidae)
Osteochilus sondhii (Cyprinidae)
Poropuntius genyognathus (Cyprinidae)
Puntius burmanicus OC (Cyprinidae)
Puntius compressiformis (Cyprinidae)
Puntius schanicus (Cyprinidae)
Salmostoma sladoni (Cyprinidae)
Sawbwa resplendens (Cyprinidae) Sawbwa Barb
Semiplotus cirrhosus (Cyprinidae)
Setipinna wheeleri (Engraulidae) Burma Hairfin Anchovy
Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa (Erethistidae)
Pseudolaguvia tuberculatus (Erethistidae)
Caragobius burmanicus (Gobiidae)
Macrognathus caudiocellatus OC (Mastacembelidae) Inle Spiny Eel
Macrognathus zebrinus OC (Mastacembelidae) Zebra Spiny Eel
Mastacembelus dayi (Mastacembelidae)
Mastacembelus oatesii (Mastacembelidae)
Sicamugil hamiltonii OC (Mugilidae) Burmese Mullet
Olyra burmanica OC (Olyridae) Longtail Catfish
Parasphaerichthys lineatus (Osphronemidae) Mini Chocolate Gourami
Parasphaerichthys ocellatus OC (Osphronemidae) Eyespot Gourami
Trichogaster labiosus (Osphronemidae) Thick-lipped Gourami
Pangasius myanmar (Pangasiidae)
Ilisha novacula (Pristigasteridae) Burmese River Ilisha
Clupisoma prateri OC (Schilbeidae)
Pterocryptis berdmorei (Siluridae)
Pterocryptis burmanensis (Siluridae) Burmese Silurus
Ayarnangra estuarius (Sisoridae)
Exostoma berdmorei (Sisoridae)
Exostoma stuarti (Sisoridae)
Exostoma vinciguerrae (Sisoridae)
Gagata gasawyuh OC (Sisoridae)
Gagata melanopterus (Sisoridae)
Glyptosternon malaisei (Sisoridae)
Hara filamentosaOC (Sisoridae)
Microphis dunckeri (Syngnathidae)
Toxotes blythii OC (Toxotidae) Zebra Archerfish
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 109 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 45 species total 154 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Myanmar.
Akysis longifilis (Akysidae) 2006
Akysis vespa (Akysidae) 2004
Akysis vespertinus (Akysidae) 2008
Amblyceps carinatum (Amblycipitidae) 2005
Batasio elongatus (Bagridae) 2004
Batasio feruminatus (Bagridae) 2008
Batasio procerus (Bagridae) 2008
Mystus falcarius (Bagridae) 2005
Channa ornatipinnis (Channidae) 2007
Channa pulchra (Channidae) 2007
Botia udomritthiruji (Cobitidae) 2007
Pangio elongata (Cobitidae) 2007
Pangio lumbriciformis (Cobitidae) 2007
Pangio signicauda (Cobitidae) 2004
Danio margaritatus (Cyprinidae) 2007
Danionella mirifica (Cyprinidae) 2003
Garra flavatra (Cyprinidae) 2004
Garra nigricollis (Cyprinidae) 2004
Garra poecilura (Cyprinidae) 2004
Garra propulvinus (Cyprinidae) 2004
Garra rakhinica (Cyprinidae) 2004
Garra spilota (Cyprinidae) 2004
Garra vittatula (Cyprinidae) 2004
Puntius didi (Cyprinidae) 2005
Puntius erythromycter (Cyprinidae) 2008
Puntius macrogramma (Cyprinidae) 2008
Puntius nankyweensis (Cyprinidae) 2008
Puntius padamya (Cyprinidae) 2008
Puntius pugio (Cyprinidae) 2008
Puntius thelys (Cyprinidae) 2008
Puntius tiantian (Cyprinidae) 2005
Makararaja chindwinensis (Dasyatidae) 2007
Caelatoglanis zonatus (Erethistidae) 2005
Hara longissima (Erethistidae) 2007
Hara minuscula (Erethistidae) 2007
Hara spinulus (Erethistidae) 2007
Mastacembelus pantherinus (Mastacembelidae) 2007
Mastacembelus tinwini (Mastacembelidae) 2007
Psilorhynchus breviminor (Psilorhynchidae) 2008
Psilorhynchus robustus (Psilorhynchidae) 2007
Clupisoma roosae (Schilbeidae) 2004
Eutropiichthys britzi (Schilbeidae) 2007
Eutropiichthys burmannicus (Schilbeidae)
Neotropius acutirostris (Schilbeidae)
Glyptothorax panda (Sisoridae) 2005