Taiwan
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Taiwan 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)
IN = introduced elsewhere x = extinct
Liobagrus formosanus (Amblycipitidae) Formosan Torrent Catfish
Liobagrus nantoensis (Amblycipitidae)
Pseudobagrus brevianalis (Bagridae) Taiwan Bagrid Catfish
Pseudobagrus taiwanensis (Bagridae)
Crossostoma lacustre (Balitoridae) Tasseled-mouth Loach
Hemimyzon formosanus (Balitoridae) Formosan River Loach
Hemimyzon taitungensis (Balitoridae) Taitung River Loach
Sinogastromyzon nantaiensis (Balitoridae)
Sinogastromyzon puliensis (Balitoridae) Pulin River Loach
Acheilognathus mesembrinum (Cyprinidae)
Acrossocheilus formosanus OC (Cyprinidae)
Acrossocheilus paradoxus OC (Cyprinidae) Taiwan Torrent Carp
Aphyocypris kikuchii OC (Cyprinidae) Taiwan Green Chub
Barbodes elongatus (Cyprinidae)
Candidia barbatus OC (Cyprinidae) Lake Candidus Dace
Gobiobotia cheni OC (Cyprinidae) Taiwan Eight-barbel Gudgeon
Gobiobotia intermedia (Cyprinidae)
Microphysogobio brevirostris (Cyprinidae) Short-nose Gudgeon
Pararasbora moltrechti OC China (Cyprinidae) Taiwan White Minnow
Rasborinus macrolepis x IN (Cyprinidae)
Squalidus iijimae (Cyprinidae) Taiwan Gudgeon
Varicorhinus alticorpus (Cyprinidae) Taiwan Ku Fish
Xenocypris medius (Cyprinidae)
Zacco pachycephalus (Cyprinidae)
Zacco taiwanensis (Cyprinidae)
Eleotris fasciatus (Eleotridae)
Rhinogobius candidianus (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius delicatus (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius gigas (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius henchuenensis (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius lanyuensis (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius maculafasciatus (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius nantaiensis (Gobiidae)
Rhinogobius rubromaculatus (Gobiidae)
Hyporhamphus taiwanensis (Hemiramphidae)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 35 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 3 species total 38 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Taiwan.
Candidia pingtungensis (Cyprinidae) 2008
Microphysogobio alticorpus (Cyprinidae)
Squalidus banarescui (Cyprinidae) 2007