Freshwater Fish
Checklist of Freshwater Fish Present in Singapore and Their National Status
The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is intended to be published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book in future.
You may find information regarding the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Red Data Book version 2 (RDB2) and Red Data Book version 3 (RDB3) conservation statuses. The IUCN conservation status is assessed globally while the RDB2 and RDB3 conservation statuses are assessed locally.
The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing on-line for the taxon.
S/N |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
Genus |
species |
Authority |
Common Name |
Global IUCN Status |
RDB2 Status |
RDB3 Status |
1 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbodes |
sellifer |
Kottelet & Lim, 2021 |
Saddle barb |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
2 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbodes |
dunckeri |
(Ahl, 1929) |
Malayan clown barb |
Endangered |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
3 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbodes |
lateristriga |
(Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842) |
Spanner barb, T-barb |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Endangered |
4 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Boraras |
maculatus |
(Duncker, 1904) |
Pygmy rasbora |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
5 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyclocheilichthys |
apogon |
(Valenciennes, 1842) |
Beardless barb |
Least Concern |
Endangered |
Endangered |
6 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Desmopuntius |
hexazona |
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) |
Six-banded tiger barb |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
7 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus |
spilurus |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Swamp bony-lipped barb |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
8 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
cephalotaenia |
(Bleeker, 1852) |
Head-banded rasbora |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
9 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
einthovenii |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Einthoven’s rasbora |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
10 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
elegans |
Volz, 1903 |
Two-spot rasbora |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
11 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
paucisqualis |
Ahl, 1935 |
Large-scaled rasbora |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
12 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Trigonostigma |
heteromorpha |
(Duncker, 1904) |
Harlequin rasbora |
Least Concern |
Endangered |
Endangered |
13 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cobitidae |
Pangio |
muraeniformis |
(de Beaufort, 1933) |
Spotted eel-loach |
Least Concern |
Endangered |
Critically Endangered |
14 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Cobitidae |
Pangio |
semicincta |
(Fraser-Brunner, 1940) |
Malayan banded eel-loach |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
15 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cypriniformes |
Nemacheilidae |
Nemacheilus |
selangoricus |
Duncker, 1904 |
Grey-banded sand loach |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Critically Endangered |
16 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Bagridae |
Mystus |
gulio |
(Hamilton, 1822) |
Long-whiskered catfish |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
17 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Bagridae |
Pseudomystus |
leiacanthus |
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) |
Dwarf bumblebee catfish |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Critically Endangered |
18 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Siluridae |
Ompok |
fumidus |
Tan & Ng, 1996 |
Swamp ompok |
Near Threatened |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
19 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Siluridae |
Silurichthys |
hasseltii |
Bleeker, 1858 |
Hasselt’s leaf catfish |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Critically Endangered |
20 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Akysidae |
Parakysis |
longirostris |
Ng & Lim, 1995 |
Longnose little warty catfish |
Near Threatened |
Critically Endangered |
Critically Endangered |
21 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias |
batrachus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common walking catfish |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Near Threatened |
22 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias |
leiacanthus |
Bleeker, 1851 |
Forest walking catfish |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
23 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias |
nieuhofii |
Valenciennes, 1840 |
Slender walking catfish |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
24 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Encheloclarias |
kelioides |
Ng & Lim, 1993 |
Bladefin catfish |
Critically Endangered |
Not Listed |
Critically Endangered |
25 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Siluriformes |
Sisoridae |
Glyptothorax |
fuscus |
Fowler, 1934 |
Wrinkle-bellied catfish |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
26 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Synbranchiformes |
Synbranchidae |
Monopterus |
javanensis |
Lacepède, 1800 |
Sunda swamp eel |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
27 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Synbranchiformes |
Mastacembelidae |
Macrognathus |
maculatus |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Buff-backed spiny eel |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Critically Endangered |
28 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Beloniformes |
Zenarchopteridae |
Dermogenys |
collettei |
Meisner, 2001 |
Sunda pygmy halfbeak |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
29 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Beloniformes |
Zenarchopteridae |
Hemirhamphodon |
pogonognathus |
(Bleeker, 1853) |
Malayan forest halfbeak |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Endangered |
30 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Cyprinodontiformes |
Aplocheilidae |
Aplocheilus |
armatus |
(van Hasselt, 1823) |
Whitespot |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
31 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Gobiiformes |
Gobinellidae |
Eugnathogobius |
siamensis |
(Fowler, 1934) |
Roundhead stream goby |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Critically Endangered |
32 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Gobiiformes |
Gobinellidae |
Pseudogobiopsis |
oligactis |
(Bleeker, 1875) |
Broadhead stream goby |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
33 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Nandidae |
Nandus |
nebulosus |
(Gray, 1835) |
Sunda leaf fish |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
34 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Anabantidae |
Anabas |
testudineus |
(Bloch, 1792) |
Climbing perch |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
35 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Belontia |
hasseltii |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Javan combtail |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
36 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Betta |
imbellis |
Ladiges, 1975 |
Crescent betta |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Endangered |
37 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Betta |
pugnax |
(Cantor, 1850) |
Malayan forest betta |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
38 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Betta |
tomi |
Ng & Kottelat, 1994 |
Mawai giant betta |
Endangered |
Not Listed |
Nationally Extinct |
39 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Luciocephalus |
pulcher |
(Gray, 1830) |
Brown pikehead |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
40 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Trichopodus |
trichopterus |
(Pallas, 1770) |
Three-spot gourami |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
41 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Osphronemidae |
Trichopsis |
vittata |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Striped croaking gourami |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |
42 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Channidae |
Channa |
limbata |
(Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831) |
Dwarf snakehead |
Not Listed |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
43 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Channidae |
Channa |
lucius |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Forest snakehead |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Vulnerable |
44 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Channidae |
Channa |
melasoma |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Black snakehead |
Least Concern |
Critically Endangered |
Endangered |
45 |
Chordata |
Actinopteri |
Perciformes |
Channidae |
Channa |
striata |
(Bloch, 1793) |
Common snakehead; Haruan |
Least Concern |
Not Listed |
Least Concern |