Philippines
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in the Philippines 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 luzonensis (Adrianichthyidae) Luzon Ricefish
Arius dispar (Ariidae) Fleshysnout Catfish
Arius magatensis (Ariidae)
Arius manillensis OC (Ariidae)
Hemipimelodus manillensis (Ariidae)
Sardinella tawilis (Clupeidae) Freshwater Sardinella
Cephalakompsus pachycheilus (Cyprinidae)
Mandibularca resinus (Cyprinidae)
Nematabramis verecundus (Cyprinidae)
Ospatulus palaemophagus (Cyprinidae)
Ospatulus truncatulus (Cyprinidae)
Puntius amarus (Cyprinidae)
Puntius bantolanensis (Cyprinidae)
Puntius baoulan (Cyprinidae)
Puntius cataractae (Cyprinidae)
Puntius clemensi (Cyprinidae)
Puntius disa (Cyprinidae)
Puntius flavifuscus (Cyprinidae)
Puntius hemictenus (Cyprinidae)
Puntius herrei (Cyprinidae)
Puntius katolo (Cyprinidae)
Puntius lanaoensis (Cyprinidae)
Puntius lindog (Cyprinidae)
Puntius manalak (Cyprinidae)
Puntius manguaoensis (Cyprinidae)
Puntius montanoi (Cyprinidae)
Puntius sirang (Cyprinidae)
Puntius tras (Cyprinidae)
Puntius tumba (Cyprinidae)
Rasbora philippina (Cyprinidae) Mindanao Rasbora
Rasbora punctulatus (Cyprinidae)
Rasbora taytayensis (Cyprinidae)
Spratellicypris palata (Cyprinidae)
Bostrychus expatria (Eleotridae)
Hypseleotris agilis (Eleotridae)
Awaous litturatus (Gobiidae)
Caecogobius cryptophthalmus (Gobiidae)
Caragobius typhlops (Gobiidae)
Gnatholepis volcanus (Gobiidae)
Gobiopterus lacustris (Gobiidae) Lacustrine Goby
Gobiopterus stellatus (Gobiidae)
Mistichthys luzonensis (Gobiidae) Sinarapan
Mugilogobius cagayanensis OC (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius bucculentus (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius carpenteri (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius flavoventris (Gobiidae)
Schismatogobius insignus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopterus crassus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopterus extraneus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopterus fuliag (Gobiidae)
Sicyopterus lacrymosus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopus auxilimentus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopus cebuensis (Gobiidae)
Stenogobius kyphosus (Gobiidae)
Stiphodon olivaceus (Gobiidae)
Stiphodon surrufus (Gobiidae)
Tamanka maculata (Gobiidae)
Tamanka siitensis (Gobiidae)
Tukugobius philippinus (Gobiidae)
Dermogenys palawanensis (Hemiramphidae)
Dermogenys robertsi (Hemiramphidae)
Nomorhamphus manifesta (Hemiramphidae)
Nomorhamphus pectoralis (Hemiramphidae)
Nomorhamphus philippina (Hemiramphidae)
Nomorhamphus pinnimaculata (Hemiramphidae)
Nomorhamphus rossi (Hemiramphidae)
Nomorhamphus vivipara OC (Hemiramphidae)
Zenarchopterus philippinus (Hemiramphidae)
Lamnostoma taylori (Ophichthidae)
Gulaphallus bikolanus (Phallostethidae)
Gulaphallus eximius (Phallostethidae)
Gulaphallus falcifer (Phallostethidae)
Gulaphallus mirabilis (Phallostethidae) Phallus Miraclefish
Gulaphallus panayensis (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus amaricola (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus ctenophorus (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus palawanensis (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus robertsi (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus thessa (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus villadolidi (Phallostethidae)
Neostethus zamboangae (Phallostethidae)
Hito taytayensis (Siluridae)
Silurus palavanensis (Siluridae)
Microphis pleurostictus (Syngnathidae)
Leiopotherapon plumbeus OC (Terapontidae)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 85 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 9 species total 94 species of freshwater fishes known solely from the Philippines.
Cyclocheilichthys schoppeae (Cyprinidae) 2007
Hypseleotris everetti (Eleotridae)
Hypseleotris pangel (Eleotridae)
Parviparma straminea (Eleotridae)
Lentipes mindanaoensis (Gobiidae) 2004
Schismatogobius pallidus (Gobiidae)
Sicyopterus panayensis (Gobiidae)
Stigmatogobius elegans (Gobiidae) 2005
Nomorhamphus bakeri (Hemiramphidae)