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