Cambodia
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Cambodia 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.
Hemibagrus spilopterus (Bagridae)
Tuberoschistura cambodgiensis (Balitoridae)
Pterocryptis bokorensis (Siluridae)Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were described too recently to be 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 3 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 7 species total 10 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Cambodia.
Akysis clinatus (Akysidae) 2005
Akysis fuliginatus (Akysidae) 2005
Pseudobagarius filifer (Akysidae) 2005
Tonlesapia tsukawakii (Callionymidae) 2006
Minyclupeoides dentibranchialus (Clupeidae) 2008
Betta stiktos (Osphronemidae) 2005
Glyptothorax coracinus (Sisoridae) 2008