Freshwater Fish
The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is also published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book.
You may find information for the conservation statuses assessed in the second edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2) and third edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB3).
The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.
Checklist of Freshwater Fish Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore
Prepared by Low Bi Wei, Tan Heok Hui, Jeffrey T.B. Kwik, Zeng Yiwen, Darren C.J. Yeo
Family |
Genus |
Species |
Authority |
Common Name |
RDB2 |
RDB3 |
Cyprinidae |
Barbodes |
sellifer |
Kottelet & Lim, 2021 |
Saddle barb |
Not Listed |
VU |
Cyprinidae |
Barbodes |
dunckeri |
(Ahl, 1929) |
Malayan clown barb |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Cyprinidae |
Barbodes |
lateristriga |
(Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842) |
Spanner barb, T-barb |
Not Listed |
EN |
Cyprinidae |
Boraras |
maculatus |
(Duncker, 1904) |
Pygmy rasbora |
CR |
EN |
Cyprinidae |
Cyclocheilichthys |
apogon |
(Valenciennes, 1842) |
Beardless barb |
EN |
EN |
Cyprinidae |
Desmopuntius |
hexazona |
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) |
Six-banded tiger barb |
CR |
EN |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus |
spilurus |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Swamp bony-lipped barb |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
cephalotaenia |
(Bleeker, 1852) |
Head-banded rasbora |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
einthovenii |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Einthoven’s rasbora |
Not Listed |
VU |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
elegans |
Volz, 1903 |
Two-spot rasbora |
Not Listed |
VU |
Cyprinidae |
Rasbora |
paucisqualis |
Ahl, 1935 |
Large-scaled rasbora |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Cyprinidae |
Trigonostigma |
heteromorpha |
(Duncker, 1904) |
Harlequin rasbora |
EN |
EN |
Cobitidae |
Pangio |
muraeniformis |
(de Beaufort, 1933) |
Spotted eel-loach |
EN |
CR |
Cobitidae |
Pangio |
semicincta |
(Fraser-Brunner, 1940) |
Malayan banded eel-loach |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Nemacheilidae |
Nemacheilus |
selangoricus |
Duncker, 1904 |
Grey-banded sand loach |
CR |
CR |
Bagridae |
Mystus |
gulio |
(Hamilton, 1822) |
Long-whiskered catfish |
Not Listed |
LC |
Bagridae |
Pseudomystus |
leiacanthus |
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) |
Dwarf bumblebee catfish |
CR |
CR |
Siluridae |
Ompok |
fumidus |
Tan & Ng, 1996 |
Swamp ompok |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Siluridae |
Silurichthys |
hasseltii |
Bleeker, 1858 |
Hasselt’s leaf catfish |
CR |
CR |
Akysidae |
Parakysis |
longirostris |
Ng & Lim, 1995 |
Longnose little warty catfish |
CR |
CR |
Clariidae |
Clarias |
batrachus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common walking catfish |
Not Listed |
NT |
Clariidae |
Clarias |
leiacanthus |
Bleeker, 1851 |
Forest walking catfish |
Not Listed |
VU |
Clariidae |
Clarias |
nieuhofii |
Valenciennes, 1840 |
Slender walking catfish |
CR |
EN |
Clariidae |
Encheloclarias |
kelioides |
Ng & Lim, 1993 |
Bladefin catfish |
Not Listed |
CR |
Sisoridae |
Glyptothorax |
fuscus |
Fowler, 1934 |
Wrinkle-bellied catfish |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Synbranchidae |
Monopterus |
javanensis |
Lacepède, 1800 |
Sunda swamp eel |
Not Listed |
LC |
Mastacembelidae |
Macrognathus |
maculatus |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Buff-backed spiny eel |
CR |
CR |
Zenarchopteridae |
Dermogenys |
collettei |
Meisner, 2001 |
Sunda pygmy halfbeak |
Not Listed |
LC |
Zenarchopteridae |
Hemirhamphodon |
pogonognathus |
(Bleeker, 1853) |
Malayan forest halfbeak |
Not Listed |
EN |
Aplocheilidae |
Aplocheilus |
armatus |
(van Hasselt, 1823) |
Whitespot |
Not Listed |
LC |
Gobinellidae |
Eugnathogobius |
siamensis |
(Fowler, 1934) |
Roundhead stream goby |
Not Listed |
CR |
Family |
Genus |
Species |
Authority |
Common Name |
RDB2 |
RDB3 |
Gobinellidae |
Pseudogobiopsis |
oligactis |
(Bleeker, 1875) |
Broadhead stream goby |
Not Listed |
VU |
Nandidae |
Nandus |
nebulosus |
(Gray, 1835) |
Sunda leaf fish |
CR |
EN |
Anabantidae |
Anabas |
testudineus |
(Bloch, 1792) |
Climbing perch |
Not Listed |
LC |
Osphronemidae |
Belontia |
hasseltii |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Javan combtail |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Osphronemidae |
Betta |
imbellis |
Ladiges, 1975 |
Crescent betta |
Not Listed |
EN |
Osphronemidae |
Betta |
pugnax |
(Cantor, 1850) |
Malayan forest betta |
Not Listed |
LC |
Osphronemidae |
Betta |
tomi |
Ng & Kottelat, 1994 |
Mawai giant betta |
Not Listed |
NEx |
Osphronemidae |
Luciocephalus |
pulcher |
(Gray, 1830) |
Brown pikehead |
CR |
EN |
Osphronemidae |
Trichopodus |
trichopterus |
(Pallas, 1770) |
Three-spot gourami |
Not Listed |
VU |
Osphronemidae |
Trichopsis |
vittata |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Striped croaking gourami |
Not Listed |
LC |
Channidae |
Channa |
limbata |
(Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831) |
Dwarf snakehead |
CR |
EN |
Channidae |
Channa |
lucius |
(Cuvier, 1831) |
Forest snakehead |
Not Listed |
VU |
Channidae |
Channa |
melasoma |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Black snakehead |
CR |
EN |
Channidae |
Channa |
striata |
(Bloch, 1793) |
Common snakehead; Haruan |
Not Listed |
LC |