3/14/2018 Myanmar Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist

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Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Myanmar is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer,
et al. 2015. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (eds). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, Referemces.
The freshwater fish lists are based on an electronic version downloaded 3 December 2015. The current version
can be accessed here

Oryzias uwai (Adrianichthyidae) Uwa's Medaka

Akysis longifilis (Akysidae)
Akysis pictus (Akysidae) Burmese Stream Catfish
Akysis portellus (Akysidae)
Akysis vespa (Akysidae)
Akysis vesper nus (Akysidae)
Parambassis alleni (Ambassidae)
Parambassis robertsi (Ambassidae)
Parambassis tenasserimensis (Ambassidae)
Amblyceps carinatum (Amblycipi dae)
Amblyceps kurzii (Amblycipi dae)
Amblyceps murraystuar (Amblycipi dae)
Badis corycaeus (Badidae)
Badis juergenschmid (Badidae)
Badis kyar (Badidae) Tiger Badis
Badis pyema (Badidae)
Dario hysginon (Badidae) Red Dario
Batasio dayi (Bagridae)
Batasio elongatus (Bagridae)
Batasio feruminatus (Bagridae)
Batasio procerus (Bagridae)
Hemibagrus variegatus (Bagridae) Asian Golden Tiger Catfish
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Mystus cineraceus (Bagridae)

Mystus leucophasis (Bagridae) Asian Upside-down Catfish
Balitora burmanica (Balitoridae)
Homalopteroides rupicola (Balitoridae)
Chaca burmensis (Chacidae) Square Head Catfish
Channa harcourtbutleri (Channidae) Inle Snakehead
Channa panaw (Channidae) Panaw Snakehead
Channa pulchra (Channidae) Peacock Snakehead
Chaudhuria ritvae (Chaudhuriidae)
Pillaia kachinica (Chaudhuriidae)
Clarias magony (Clariidae)
Bo a udomri hiruji (Cobi dae) Emperor Botia
Lepidocephalichthys alkaia (Cobi dae)
Pangio elongata (Cobi dae)
Pangio fusca (Cobi dae)
Pangio lumbriciformis (Cobi dae)
Pangio signicauda (Cobi dae)
Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii (Cyprinidae)
Cirrhinus rubirostris (Cyprinidae)
Cyprinus intha (Cyprinidae) Inle Carp
Danio absconditus (Cyprinidae) Black-barred Danio
Danio aesculapii (Cyprinidae) Panther Danio
Danio catenatus (Cyprinidae)
Danio choprae (Cyprinidae) Glowlight Danio
Danio concatenatus (Cyprinidae)
Danio erythromicron (Cyprinidae) Cross-striped Dwarf Rasbora
Danio feegradei (Cyprinidae) Yoma Danio
Danio flagrans (Cyprinidae) Northern Glowlight Danio
Danio kyathit (Cyprinidae)
Danio nigrofasciata (Cyprinidae) Dwarf Spotted Danio
Danio quagga (Cyprinidae)
Danio sysphigmatus (Cyprinidae)
Danio nwini (Cyprinidae) Gold Ring Danio
Danionella dracula (Cyprinidae) Dracula Fish
Danionella mirifica (Cyprinidae)

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Danionella translucida (Cyprinidae)

Devario affinis (Cyprinidae)
Devario annandalei (Cyprinidae)
Devario browni (Cyprinidae) Red Giant Danio
Devario sondhii (Cyprinidae)
Devario spinosus (Cyprinidae)
Devario strigillifer (Cyprinidae)
Devario xyrops (Cyprinidae) Blue Moon Danio
Esomus ahli (Cyprinidae) Burmese Flying Barb
Garra flavatra (Cyprinidae)
Garra imberbis (Cyprinidae) Karin Hills Garra
Garra nigricollis (Cyprinidae)
Garra poecilura (Cyprinidae)
Garra propulvinus (Cyprinidae)
Garra rakhinica (Cyprinidae)
Garra spilota (Cyprinidae)
Garra vi atula (Cyprinidae)
Gymnostomus horai (Cyprinidae)
Gymnostomus inornatus (Cyprinidae)
Hypsibarbus myitkyinae (Cyprinidae)
Hypsibarbus oatesii (Cyprinidae)
Inlecypris auropurpureus (Cyprinidae) False Barilius
Inlecypris jayarami (Cyprinidae) Violet Banded Cypris
Inlecypris shanensis (Cyprinidae)
Labeo stolizkae (Cyprinidae)
Microdevario gatesi (Cyprinidae)
Microdevario nanus (Cyprinidae)
Microrasbora rubescens (Cyprinidae) Red Dwarf Rasbora
Neolissochilus blythii (Cyprinidae)
Neolissochilus compressus (Cyprinidae)
Neolissochilus nigrovi atus (Cyprinidae)
Neolissochilus stevensonii (Cyprinidae)
Osteobrama belangeri (Cyprinidae)
Pethia didi (Cyprinidae)
Pethia erythromycter (Cyprinidae) Lipstick Barb

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Pethia macrogramma (Cyprinidae)

Pethia nankyweensis (Cyprinidae)
Pethia padamya (Cyprinidae) Odessa Barb
Pethia thelys (Cyprinidae)
Pethia an an (Cyprinidae) Burmese Bumblebee Barb
Poropun us hampaloides (Cyprinidae)
Pun us burmanicus (Cyprinidae)
Pun us pugio (Cyprinidae)
Pun us schanicus (Cyprinidae)
Sawbwa resplendens (Cyprinidae) Sawbwa Barb
Semiplotus cirrhosus (Cyprinidae)
Systomus binduchitra (Cyprinidae)
Systomus compressiformis (Cyprinidae)
Systomus sewelli (Cyprinidae)
Pas nachus chindwinensis (Dasya dae)
Caelatoglanis zonatus (Erethis dae)
Erethistes longissimus (Erethis dae)
Erethistes minusculus (Erethis dae) Burmese Moth Catfish
Erethistes spinulus (Erethis dae)
Erethistoides longispinis (Erethis dae)
Erethistoides luteolus (Erethis dae)
Erethistoides vesculus (Erethis dae)
Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa (Erethis dae)
Pseudolaguvia tuberculata (Erethis dae)
Brachyamblyopus burmanicus (Gobiidae) Burmese Eel Goby
Sicyopterus fasciatus (Gobiidae)
Pachypterus acu rostris (Horabagridae)
Indostomus paradoxus (Indostomidae) Armoured Stickleback
Lates uwisara (La dae) Myanmar Sea Bass
Macrognathus aureus (Mastacembelidae) Golden Spiny Eel
Macrognathus caudiocellatus (Mastacembelidae) Inle Spiny Eel
Macrognathus dorsiocellatus (Mastacembelidae)
Macrognathus obscurus (Mastacembelidae)
Macrognathus pavo (Mastacembelidae)
Macrognathus zebrinus (Mastacembelidae) Zebra Spiny Eel

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Mastacembelus dayi (Mastacembelidae)

Mastacembelus pantherinus (Mastacembelidae)
Sicamugil hamiltonii (Mugilidae) Burmese Mullet
Paracanthocobi s adelaideae (Nemacheilidae) Checkerboard Zipper Loach
Paracanthocobi s linypha (Nemacheilidae) Sewing Needle Zipper Loach
Paracanthocobi s rubidipinnis (Nemacheilidae) Cherryfin Zipper Loach
Petruichthys brevis (Nemacheilidae) Inle Loach
Physoschistura brunneana (Nemacheilidae)
Physoschistura raoi (Nemacheilidae)
Physoschistura rivulicola (Nemacheilidae)
Physoschistura shanensis (Nemacheilidae)
Physoschistura yunnaniloides (Nemacheilidae)
Pteronemacheilus lucidorsum (Nemacheilidae)
Schistura callidora (Nemacheilidae)
Schistura hypsiura (Nemacheilidae) Super Convict Loach
Schistura paucifasciata (Nemacheilidae)
Schistura pawensis (Nemacheilidae)
Schistura punc ceps (Nemacheilidae)
Schistura rubrimaculata (Nemacheilidae)
Schistura shuensis (Nemacheilidae)
Olyra burmanica (Olyridae) Longtail Catfish
Parasphaerichthys lineatus (Osphronemidae) Mini Chocolate Gourami
Parasphaerichthys ocellatus (Osphronemidae) Eyespot Gourami
Trichogaster labiosa (Osphronemidae) Thick-lipped Gourami
Scleropages inscriptus (Osteoglossidae) Myanmar Arowana
Pangasius myanmar (Pangasiidae)
Ilisha novacula (Pris gasteridae) Burmese River Ilisha
Psilorhynchus brachyrhynchus (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus breviminor (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus gokkyi (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus melissa (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus olliei (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus pavimentatus (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus piperatus (Psilorhynchidae)
Psilorhynchus robustus (Psilorhynchidae)

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Clupisoma prateri (Schilbeidae)

Clupisoma roosae (Schilbeidae)
Eutropiichthys britzi (Schilbeidae)
Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Schilbeidae)
Pterocryp s berdmorei (Siluridae)
Silurus burmanensis (Siluridae) Burmese Silurus
Ayarnangra estuarius (Sisoridae)
Exostoma berdmorei (Sisoridae)
Exostoma stuar (Sisoridae)
Gagata melanopterus (Sisoridae)
Glyptosternon malaisei (Sisoridae)
Glyptothorax igniculus (Sisoridae)
Glyptothorax panda (Sisoridae)
Microphis dunckeri (Syngnathidae)
Toxotes blythii (Toxo dae) Zebra Archerfish

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Bird Species 10

Reptile Species 50

Amphibian Species 15

Freshwater Fish Species 177

Marine Fish Species 3

Vertebrate Genera 5

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 6

Families & Orders 0

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