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Table 1: 628 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 10 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 13 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 651 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 651 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Tetraodontidae Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, northwestern Borneo (Ref. 1321). Also Ref. 36654. 
Tetraodontidae Carinotetraodon salivator Lim & Kottelat, 1995 Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from the vicinity of Kuching and the middle and lower Rajang basin in Sarawak, northwestern Borneo. In Sungai Isu, it has been recorded in relatively fast flowing, clear water in riffles in the forest. In Sungai Nibong, it was collected from a small blackwater stream draining a peat swamp area, with relatively fast flowing, deep (1.5-2 m) water (Ref. 13214). Also Ref. 13275, 57780. 
Ariidae Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker, 1852) Fr, Br native   30.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Sarawak (Ref. 6868). Also Ref. 58022. 
Cyprinidae Ceratogarra cambodgiensis (Tirant, 1883) Fr native   24.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Malay Peninsula (Ref. 36654). 
Siluridae Ceratoglanis scleronema (Bleeker, 1863) Fr native   44.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Pahang drainage in Peninsular Malaysia (Ref. 38651) and Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Chacidae Chaca bankanensis Bleeker, 1852 Fr native   20.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910 Fr native  Philippine butterflyfish (English), Bagang tompok mata (Malay), Eye-patch butterflyfish (English), Bagang (Malay)  20.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Borneo. 
Channidae Channa bankanensis (Bleeker, 1853) Fr native   23.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Specimens were collected in a peat-swamp forest of N Selangor (Ref. 38465). Also Ref. 7050. 
Channidae Channa baramensis (Steindachner, 1901) Fr native    Type locality, Baram River, Borneo (Ref. 50838).  No picture yet.
Channidae Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native   32.90 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 27732. 
Channidae Channa lucius (Cuvier, 1831) Fr native   53.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780) and Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Channidae Channa marulioides (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   27.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Channidae Channa melasoma (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Channidae Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) Fr, Aq native  Toman (Malay)  130 cm SL male/unsexed   
Channidae Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fr native   33.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Channidae Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) Fr questionable   31.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Channidae Channa striata (Bloch, 1793) Fr, Fi, Aq native  Aruan (Malay), Haruan (Malay), Ruan (Malay), Toman (Malay), Toman paya (Malay)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed 36.25 TL Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Chaudhuriidae Chaudhuria caudata Annandale, 1918 Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Chaudhuriidae Chendol keelini Kottelat & Lim, 1994 Fr native   5.64 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Selangor.  No picture yet.
Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) Fr, Br, M, Fi questionable  Slender bambooshark (English), Yu-cicak tembaga (Malay), Catshark (English), Dogshark (English), Ridge-back bambooshark (English), Slender bamooshark (English), Kau suar (Malay), Yu belak (Malay), Yu bodoh (Malay), Yu cicak (Malay), Yu pasir (Malay), Yu pokah (Malay), Yu rimau (Malay), Yu tekek (Malay), Yu tembaga (Malay), Yu tokeh (Malay)  65.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Possibly may occur in fresh water in the lower reaches of the Perak River in peninsular Malayasia (Ref. 43278). Also Ref. 247, 43278, 53392. Needs further confirmation. 
Notopteridae Chitala borneensis (Bleeker, 1851) Fr, Fi native   39.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 56749.  No picture yet.
Notopteridae Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822) Fr misidentification  Belida (Malay)  122 cm SL male/unsexed  Outside the distributional range of the species and occurrence may be based on C. lopis (Ref. 7431). 
Notopteridae Chitala lopis (Bleeker, 1851) Fr extirpated   150 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Cichla monoculus Agassiz, 1831 Fr introduced   70.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Have been introduced into ponds but extent of their spread and full effect are unknown. There had been no serious attempt to list the introduced species nor to identify threats they posed (Ref. 84801). 
Cichlidae Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fr introduced   74.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Have been introduced into ponds but extent of their spread and full effect are unknown. There had been no serious attempt to list the introduced species nor to identify threats they posed (Ref. 84801). 
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795) Fr introduced  Mrigal (Malay)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Released in Lake Chanderoh and is now available in the Perak river near the Chanderoh dam (Ref. 4835). 
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus molitorella (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Fi introduced  Mud carp (English), Kap lumpur (Malay)  55.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Sometimes found to be sold in local markets. This record refers to Cirrhinus chinensis. 
Clariidae Clarias anfractus Ng, 1999 Fr native   17.64 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: forest stream 600 m into conservation area, tributary of Sungai Segama, Danum, Sabah, Borneo, ZRC 42598 (holotype of C. anfractus, 17.64 cm SL). Sungai Tawan, Sungai Tibas camp, Kalabakan, Tawau District, Sabah, FMNH 68095 (paratypes, 16.63-17.21 cm SL) (Ref. 39637).  No picture yet.
Clariidae Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Aq misidentification  Freshwater catfish (English), Ikan lele (Malay), Keli (Malay)  47.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Malay Peninsula. Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Clariidae Clarias batu Lim & Ng, 1999 Fr endemic   30.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Sungai Baharu, on right side of Tekek-Juara trail, towards Juara, Pulau Tioman, Pahang, ZRC 40087 (holotype of C. batu, 24.5 cm SL) (Ref. 39637). Also Ref. 84801. 
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Fr introduced   170 cm TL male/unsexed  Introduced in the late 1980s. Greater interest shown in culturing this species and its hybrid with C. macrocephalus than in producing the local species. There had been no serious attempt to list the introduced species nor to identify threats they posed (Ref. 84801). 
Clariidae Clarias leiacanthus Bleeker, 1851 Fr native   33.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Clariidae Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864 Fr introduced  Freshwater catfish (English), Keli (Malay), Keli bunga (Malay)  120 cm TL male/unsexed 17 TL Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Clariidae Clarias planiceps Ng, 1999 Fr native   29.73 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780).  No picture yet.
Clariidae Clarias sulcatus Ng, 2004 Fr native   20.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Pulau Redang (Redang Island) off the northeastern coast of the Malay Peninsula (Ref. 55369).  No picture yet.
Clariidae Clarias teijsmanni Bleeker, 1857 Fr native   22.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Danum Valley and represents a new record for the Segama basin (Ref. 34011). Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184) and Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Ehiravidae Clupeichthys perakensis (Herre, 1936) Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Ailiidae Clupisoma sinense (Huang, 1981) Fr native   31.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Pahang River. 
Engraulidae Coilia lindmani Bleeker, 1857 Fr, Br native  Lindman's grenadier anchovy (English), Bulu ayam sungai (Malay), Grenadier anchovy (English), Bilis bulu ayam (Malay)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Fr, Br not established    40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 52307. 
Ehiravidae Corica laciniata Fowler, 1935 Fr native   7.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Ehiravidae Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822 Fr native   5.30 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Cosmochilus falcifer Regan, 1906 Fr native   48.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus atrilimes Kottelat, 2000 Fr native   16.40 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus cobitis (Bleeker, 1854) Fr native  common (usually seen) 14.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Danum Valley, lower Segama and Kuamut headwaters. Common species in fast flowing areas of both main Segama river and tributaries. Dentrivorous, found sympatrically with Garra borneensis in schools of up to 50 individuals (Ref. 34011). 
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus elegans Kottelat & Tan, 2011 Fr native   10.63 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Segama and Kinabatangan drainages in Sabah (Ref. 87793).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus langei Bleeker, 1860 Fr native   14.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus nigriloba Popta, 1904 Fr native   13.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus oblongus Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1823 Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 4537. 
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus pseudobagroides Duncker, 1904 Fr native   5.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sungai Selangi and Sungai Kahang in Johor (Ref. 81211).  No picture yet.
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