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Freshwater Fishes

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

Note

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CategoryAbbreviationCriteria
Not ThreatenedLeast ConcernLCNot approaching threatened status
Near-ThreatenedNTClose to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
ThreatenedVulnerableVUThere are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
EndangeredENThere are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Critically EndangeredCRThere are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Extirpation & ExtinctionPresumed Nationally ExtinctNExThe species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Globally ExtinctEXThe species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other CategoriesData DeficientDDInadequate information to make an informed assessment
Not ApplicableNASpecies that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
Not EvaluatedNESpecies that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
Not ListedNLSpecies not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
CyprinidaeBarbodesselliferKottelet & Lim, 2021Saddle barbNot ListedVU
CyprinidaeBarbodesdunckeri(Ahl, 1929)Malayan clown barbNot ListedNEx
CyprinidaeBarbodeslateristriga(Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842)Spanner barb, T-barbNot ListedEN
CyprinidaeBorarasmaculatus(Duncker, 1904)Pygmy rasboraCREN
CyprinidaeCyclocheilichthysapogon(Valenciennes, 1842)Beardless barbENEN
CyprinidaeDesmopuntiushexazona(Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)Six-banded tiger barbCREN
CyprinidaeOsteochilusspilurus(Bleeker, 1851)Swamp bony-lipped barbNot ListedNEx
CyprinidaeRasboracephalotaenia(Bleeker, 1852)Head-banded rasboraNot ListedNEx
CyprinidaeRasboraeinthovenii(Bleeker, 1851)Einthoven’s rasboraNot ListedVU
CyprinidaeRasboraelegansVolz, 1903Two-spot rasboraNot ListedVU
CyprinidaeRasborapaucisqualisAhl, 1935Large-scaled rasboraNot ListedNEx
CyprinidaeTrigonostigmaheteromorpha(Duncker, 1904)Harlequin rasboraENEN
CobitidaePangiomuraeniformis(de Beaufort, 1933)Spotted eel-loachENCR
CobitidaePangiosemicincta(Fraser-Brunner, 1940)Malayan banded eel-loachNot ListedNEx
NemacheilidaeNemacheilusselangoricusDuncker, 1904Grey-banded sand loachCRCR
BagridaeMystusgulio(Hamilton, 1822)Long-whiskered catfishNot ListedLC
BagridaePseudomystusleiacanthus(Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)Dwarf bumblebee catfishCRCR
SiluridaeOmpokfumidusTan & Ng, 1996Swamp ompokNot ListedNEx
SiluridaeSilurichthyshasseltiiBleeker, 1858Hasselt’s leaf catfishCRCR
AkysidaeParakysislongirostrisNg & Lim, 1995Longnose little warty catfishCRCR
ClariidaeClariasbatrachus(Linnaeus, 1758)Common walking catfishNot ListedNT
ClariidaeClariasleiacanthusBleeker, 1851Forest walking catfishNot ListedVU
ClariidaeClariasnieuhofiiValenciennes, 1840Slender walking catfishCREN
ClariidaeEncheloclariaskelioidesNg & Lim, 1993Bladefin catfishNot ListedCR
SisoridaeGlyptothoraxfuscusFowler, 1934Wrinkle-bellied catfishNot ListedNEx
SynbranchidaeMonopterusjavanensisLacepède, 1800Sunda swamp eelNot ListedLC
MastacembelidaeMacrognathusmaculatus(Cuvier, 1831)Buff-backed spiny eelCRCR
ZenarchopteridaeDermogenyscolletteiMeisner, 2001Sunda pygmy halfbeakNot ListedLC
ZenarchopteridaeHemirhamphodonpogonognathus(Bleeker, 1853)Malayan forest halfbeakNot ListedEN
AplocheilidaeAplocheilusarmatus(van Hasselt, 1823)WhitespotNot ListedLC
GobinellidaeEugnathogobiussiamensis(Fowler, 1934)Roundhead stream gobyNot ListedCR
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
GobinellidaePseudogobiopsisoligactis(Bleeker, 1875)Broadhead stream gobyNot ListedVU
NandidaeNandusnebulosus(Gray, 1835)Sunda leaf fishCREN
AnabantidaeAnabastestudineus(Bloch, 1792)Climbing perchNot ListedLC
OsphronemidaeBelontiahasseltii(Cuvier, 1831)Javan combtailNot ListedNEx
OsphronemidaeBettaimbellisLadiges, 1975Crescent bettaNot ListedEN
OsphronemidaeBettapugnax(Cantor, 1850)Malayan forest bettaNot ListedLC
OsphronemidaeBettatomiNg & Kottelat, 1994Mawai giant bettaNot ListedNEx
OsphronemidaeLuciocephaluspulcher(Gray, 1830)Brown pikeheadCREN
OsphronemidaeTrichopodustrichopterus(Pallas, 1770)Three-spot gouramiNot ListedVU
OsphronemidaeTrichopsisvittata(Cuvier, 1831)Striped croaking gouramiNot ListedLC
ChannidaeChannalimbata(Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831)Dwarf snakeheadCREN
ChannidaeChannalucius(Cuvier, 1831)Forest snakeheadNot ListedVU
ChannidaeChannamelasoma(Bleeker, 1851)Black snakeheadCREN
ChannidaeChannastriata(Bloch, 1793)Common snakehead; HaruanNot ListedLC