Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias mekongensis
|
Uwa & Magtoon, 1986 | Fr
| native | | | 3.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Mekong basin. Also from Kalasin, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Nakhon Rachasima, Roi Et and Mun river (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 27139, 26336. | |
Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias minutillus
|
Smith, 1945 | Fr
| native | | common (usually seen) | 2.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in Chao Phraya and Bang Nara basins (Ref. 1632), Mekong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); and peats (Ref. 57235). Reported from Bangkok and Satul (Ref. 31267); Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phuket (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 12041, 27139, 27658. | |
Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias sinensis
|
Chen, Uwa & Chu, 1989 | Fr
| native | | | 3.10 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). | |
Adrianichthyidae |
Oryzias songkhramensis
|
Magtoon, 2010 | Fr
| native | | | 1.90 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, Ban Nong Phai, Ratanawapi, Nong Khai Province, KUMF 7021 (holotype of Oryzias songkhramensis, 1.67 cm SL) (Ref. 84389). | No picture yet. |
Osphronemidae |
Osphronemus exodon
|
Roberts, 1994 | Fr
| native | | | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Mekong basin. Also Ref. 27732. | |
Osphronemidae |
Osphronemus goramy
|
Lacepède, 1801 | Fr, Fi, Ex
| native | Pla min (Thai), Pla raed (Thai), Pla rat (Thai), ปลามิน (Thai), ปลาแรด (Thai) | | 70.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Its flesh has good flavour. Is one of the species cultured by the Fisheries Department (Ref. 6459); also from Phatthalung, Hang-kaben (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya), Tapi river (Surat Thani), Kanchanaburi, Mekong river and Songkhla (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7425, 9648, 37772, 37773, 43638. | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteobrama alfredianus
|
(Valenciennes, 1844) | Fr
| native | | | | | Reported from Mae Hong Son (Ref. 37773). | No picture yet. |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus enneaporos
|
(Bleeker, 1852) | Fr
| native | | | 23.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Reported from Trang, Pattani and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus kahajanensis
|
(Bleeker, 1856) | Fr
| native | | | 22.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus lini
|
Fowler, 1935 | Fr
| native | | | 15.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Chao Phraya, Mekong and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Khon Kaen, Sakon Nakhon, Nong Khai, Nakhon Nayok, Chanthaburi and Trat (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 1632, 12041, 12693, 26580, 27732, 43281. | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus melanopleura
|
(Bleeker, 1852) | Fr, Br, M, Fi
| native | Pla soi nok khao (Thai), Pla nok khao (Thai), Pla prom (Thai), Pla prom hua men (Thai), ปลานกเขา (Thai), ปลาพรม (Thai), ปลาพรมหัวเหม็น (Thai), ปลาสร้อยนกเขา (Thai) | | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Tapi R., Meklong R., Menam Mun, Chao Phraya, Meyom at Lampang as well as in Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648); also from Surat Thani, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Khon Kaen, Ratchaburi, Ang Thong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Sawan and Songkhla (Ref. 37773). Museum: Huay Nam Ngam & Mekong mainstream near That Phanom, CAS 95525 (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 2091, 26336, 26580, 27732, 36654, 37772, 43281. | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus microcephalus
|
(Valenciennes, 1842) | Fr
| native | | | 24.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Salween, Maeklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Chai Nat, Kanchanaburi, Surat Thani, Chiang Mai, Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani), Kamphaeng, Phet, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nong Khai, Nakhon Sawan, Chanthaburi, Pattani, Prachin Buri and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050, 26580, 36654, 43281, 57235. | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus scapularis
|
Fowler, 1939 | Fr
| native | | | 18.44 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Malay Peninsula from Trang southwards (Ref. 81211). | No picture yet. |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus schlegelii
|
(Bleeker, 1851) | Fr, Thr
| native | Giant sharkminnow (English), Pla sa (Thai), Soi (Thai), ปลาซ่า (Thai) | | 40.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the lower Chao Phrya and Meklong River (Ref. 2091) and the Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648); also from Bangkok, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Khon Kaen, Nong Khai and Chanthaburi (Ref. 37773). Threatened due to habitat loss (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 7050, 26580, 36654.
Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58784). | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus spilurus
|
(Bleeker, 1851) | Fr
| native | | | 10.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Toh Daeng Peat swamp (Ref. 57235). | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus vittatus
|
(Valenciennes, 1842) | Fr, Fi
| native | Pla sa (Thai), Pla i gun tu bo (Thai), Pla khe khom (Thai), Pla khi khom (Thai), Pla nok khao (Thai), Pla prom hua men (Thai), Pla soi nok khao (Thai), ปลาขี้ขม (Thai), ปลาซ่า (Thai), ปลานกเขา (Thai), ปลาพรมหัวเหม็น (Thai), ปลาสร้อยนกเขา (Thai), ปลาอิกันตูโบ (Thai) | | 32.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the northeast reservoirs; Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648) and in the Chao Phraya (Ref. 27732), Salween, Maeklong, peninsular and southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Reported from Phrae, Yala, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Phanom, Chiang Mai, Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chanthaburi, Chai Nat, Nakhon Sawan, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Surat Thani, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Songkhla, Prachin Buri, Narathiwat, Kamphaeng, Phet and Nong Khai, (Ref. 37773). Preferably eaten fresh or processed into sour fish, fermented fish or smoked fish (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 1632, 2686, 4832, 26580, 27732, 43281, 57235. | |
Cyprinidae |
Osteochilus waandersii
|
(Bleeker, 1853) | Fr
| native | | | 27.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 27732). Recorded from Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Trang, Chiang Rai, Surat Thani, Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi, Chumphon, Trat, Yala, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050, 36654, 43281. | |
Mugilidae |
Osteomugil speigleri
|
(Bleeker, 1858) | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 35.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Krabi, Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan) and Trat river (Ref. 37773). | |
Apogonidae |
Ostorhinchus cookii
|
(Macleay, 1881) | Fr
| native | | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Paknam (Samut Prakan) and Bangkok (Ref. 37773). | |
Oxudercidae |
Oxuderces dentatus
|
Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 | Fr
| native | | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Paknam (Samut Prakan) (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 4833. | |
Butidae |
Oxyeleotris marmorata
|
(Bleeker, 1852) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq
| native | Pla bu sai (Thai), Pla boo jak (Thai), Pla boo sai (Thai), Pla bu (Thai), Pla bu jak (Thai), Prabu (Thai), ปลาบู่จาก (Thai), ปลาบู่ทราย (Thai) | | 65.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Reported from Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Tha Chin river (Samut Sakhon), Paknampho (Nakhon Sawan), Songkhla, Klong Dan (Samut Prakan), Chachoengsao, Uttaradit, and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 3178, 6459, 7306, 36654, 43281, 57235. | |
Butidae |
Oxyeleotris urophthalmus
|
(Bleeker, 1851) | Fr
| native | | | 28.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Tha Chin river (Samut Sakhon) and Nakhon Pathom (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050. | |
Xenocyprididae |
Oxygaster anomalura
|
Van Hasselt, 1823 | Fr
| native | | | 20.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in Chanthaburi, Songkhla and Mekong River (Ref. 37773). Reported from the river systems of Maeklong, Peninsular Thailand and Southeast Thailand (Ref. 26336). Also Ref. 7050, 12693, 57235. | |
Xenocyprididae |
Oxygaster pointoni
|
(Fowler, 1934) | Fr
| native | | | 15.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336, 27732); also from Chiang Mai and Nong Khai (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 43281. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasianodon gigas
|
Chevey, 1931 | Fr, Fi, Ex, Thr
| native | Mekong giant catfish (English), Pla ma fai (Thai), Buk (Thai), Pla buk (Thai), Pla hua kum hang hum (Thai), Pla nang (Thai), ปลาปึก (Thai) | occasional (usually not seen) | 300 cm TL male/unsexed ;235 cm SL female | | Occurs in Ubon Ratchathani and Chiang Rai (Ref. 37773). Artificially reproduced fry from artificial breeding program by Department of Fisheries since the 1980s released in the Mekong, the Chao Phraya and natural waters in Thailand (Ref. 7432). Stocked in various reservoirs. Offspring attains a very quick growth, but unsuccesful to develop reproducing gonads in aquaculture condition (Ref. 43281). Highly priced food fish (Ref. 6459). Locally rare in the markets, but popular in pond culture. Threatened due to overfishing (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 9448, 9648, 26336.
Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58784). | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
|
(Sauvage, 1878) | Fr, Fi, Aq
| native | Pla sawai (Thai), Stripe catfish (English) | scarce (very unlikely) | 130 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Maeklong basins (Ref. 26336). Reported from Bangkok (Ref. 1632), Tha Chin river, Pa Sak river (Sara Buri), Nakhon Sawan, and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Ref. 37773). Migrates upstream from Sungkom District (Nong Khai Province) to Chiang Khong from May to July (Ref. 37770); most abundant at the central part. Found in large numbers in the upper part of the Ping River. Can be cultured both in ponds and in cages (Ref. 6459). One of the most important aquaculture species where naturaly occurring P. hypophthalmus are evidently extremely rare. Cultured fish (pla sawai in Thai) attain a maximum size of about 7 kg, while wild ones (called pla sooai in Issan) reportedly attain 50 kg (Ref. 9497). Also Ref. 7432, 37772, 37773. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius bocourti
|
Sauvage, 1880 | Fr
| native | | | 120 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 7432, 26336); also from Tonle Sap (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 1632, 37770, 41485. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius conchophilus
|
Roberts & Vidthayanon, 1991 | Fr, Fi, Ft
| native | | | 120 cm SL male/unsexed | | Large, fast growing species. Most important in the markets of the Chao Phraya and Mekong in Thailand. Might be valuable in mixed culture with P. hypophthalmus in ponds populated by molluscs (Ref. 7432). Migrates upstream from March to August from the Khong Island, just upstream Khone Falls in Laos to Chiang Saen in Thailand (Ref. 37770). Juveniles of 4 cm appear at Klong Kaem District, Ubolratchatani Province and at That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province (Ref. 37770). Museum: Mekong river at Bung Kla, 140 km nw of Nakhon Phanom, CAS 67216 (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 26336, 37770, 41485. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius djambal
|
Bleeker, 1846 | Fr
| native | | | 90.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Mun River of the middle Mekong in northeast Thailand. Migrates upstream from May, when the water level rises, until August (Ref. 37770). Undertakes downstream migration in Loei during October-November (Ref. 37770). Small juveniles (2-4 cm) have been encountered at Nakhon Phanom from May to November (Ref. 37770). | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius elongatus
|
Pouyaud, Gustiano & Teugels, 2002 | Fr
| native | | | 28.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the lower reaches of the Chao Phraya and from the Bangpakong but not from the Mekong or other rivers (Ref. 7432). Also observed in Siam Gulf (? = Gulf of Thailand). Mature specimens observed from July to August in Chao Phraya. Considered close to extinction in Thailand (Ref. 46915). Also Ref. 43281. | No picture yet. |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius krempfi
|
Fang & Chaux, 1949 | Fr
| native | | | 120 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the Mekong basin. Upstream the Khone Falls, it migrates upstream from May to September, dominated by fish in spawning condition (Ref. 37770). Above the Khone Falls, dowstream migration takes place in October (Ref. 37770). Migrations above the Khone Falls in Thailand are triggered by the increase of the water levels (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 7432, 12693. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius larnaudii
|
Bocourt, 1866 | Fr, Fi, Ft
| native | Pla the pho (Thai), Pla chai por (Thai), Pla hou mat (Thai), Sang kaward (Thai), Tepo (Thai), ปลาเทโพ (Thai), ปลาแชปอ (Thai) | | 130 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 27732) and Maeklong basin (Ref. 26336). Reported from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chai Nat, Ubon Ratchathani, and Nong Khai (Ref. 37773). Not found in the markets of Bangkok a century ago because it was expensive and reserved for consumption by important people; it was raised in water courses closed off by bamboo grill (Ref. 7432). Also Ref 1632, 6459, 9648, 41485. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius macronema
|
Bleeker, 1850 | Fr
| native | Pla ai duang (Thai), Pla ai dung (Thai), Pla sang ka ward (Thai), Pla sang ka wart (Thai), Sangaward leung (Thai), ปลาสังกะวาด (Thai), ปลาอ้ายด้วง (Thai) | | 30.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 26336); also from Nakhon Sawan, Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani), Lop Buri river, Pa Sak river (Sara Buri) (Ref. 37773). Museum: Mekong river at Bung Kla (140 km N of Nakhon Phanom), CAS 67208 (Ref. 5515). Fishers in Loei Province reported that this species migrates downstream in October-November (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 9648, 37773. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius nasutus
|
(Bleeker, 1863) | Fr
| native | | | 90.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Nakhon Sawan, Ang Thong, Samut Prakan, Chai Nat, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Nong Khai (Ref. 37773). | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius pangasius
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Fi, Aq
| misidentification | Pla sa wai kluay (Thai), Pla ai duang (Thai), Pla ai dung (Thai), Pla sa wai (Thai), Pla sang ka ward (Thai), Pla sang ka ward khao (Thai), Pla sang ka ward kluay (Thai), Pla sang ka wart (Thai), Pla sang ka wart khaow (Thai), Pla sang ka wart kluay (Thai), ปลาสวาย (Thai), ปลาสวายกล้วย (Thai), ปลาสังกะวาด (Thai), ปลาสังกะวาดกล้วย (Thai), ปลาสังกะวาดขาว (Thai), ปลาอ้ายด้วง (Thai) | | 300 cm SL male/unsexed | | Report of this species in this region is based on a misidentification of Pangasius hypophthalmus. | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius polyuranodon
|
Bleeker, 1852 | Fr
| native | | | 80.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Reported from Bang Pakong river (Chachoengsao), Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan (Ref. 37773). | |
Pangasiidae |
Pangasius sanitwongsei
|
Smith, 1931 | Fr, Aq, Or, Sp, Thr
| native | Chao Phraya giant catfish (English), Pla the pha (Thai), Pla tepa (Thai), Pla the pa (Thai), Tepa (Thai), ปลาเทพา (Thai) | | 300 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 26336). Reported from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nong Khai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchathani, and Lop Buri river (Ref. 37773). Threatened due to habitat loss and overfishing; extirpated in the Chao Phraya (Ref. 58784). Museum: Mekong river, CAS 67212 (Bungkla, 140 km nw of Nakhon Phanom); CAS 67213 (mainstream at Bung Kan) (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 1632, 9648, 37773, 45563.
Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784). | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio anguillaris
|
(Vaillant, 1902) | Fr
| native | Pla ard (Thai), ปลาอาด (Thai) | | 12.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648) and Chao Phraya basin (Ref. 13770); also from Phrae, Khon Kaen, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Sakon Nakhon and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050, 36654, 26580, 57235. | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio cuneovirgata
|
(Raut, 1957) | Fr
| native | | | 6.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from Narathiwat. Uncommon from peats of South Thailand to Sumatra (Ref. 57235). Also Ref. 13770. | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio doriae
|
(Perugia, 1892) | Fr
| native | | | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Malay peninsula to Borneo (Ref. 57235). | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio fusca
|
(Blyth, 1860) | Fr
| native | | | 8.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Salween (Ref. 27732), Maeklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio kuhlii
|
(Valenciennes, 1846) | Fr, Or
| native | | | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Chanthaburi and Chonburi (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 13770, 57235. | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio myersi
|
(Harry, 1949) | Fr, Or
| native | | | 10.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from southeastern Thailand (Ref. 13770) and Malay Peninsula (Ref. 26580); also from Chanthaburi and Chonburi (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 43281. | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio oblonga
|
(Valenciennes, 1846) | Fr
| native | | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from th Chao Phraya basin (Ref. 26580) and Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). Reported from Phrae, Khon Kaen, Phatthalung, Kanchanaburi, and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Found in torrent streams with gravel or densely litter bottoms including peat canals (Ref. 57235). Also Ref. 7050. | |
Cobitidae |
Pangio pangia
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| questionable | | | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Narathiwat and Sukhothai (Ref. 37773). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. | |
Tetraodontidae |
Pao abei
|
(Roberts, 1998) | Fr
| native | | scarce (very unlikely) | 10.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Mekong and Meklong basins (Ref. 27661, 43281); also in the Mae Nam Nan (Ref. 43281) and Chao Phraya (Ref. 27661) basins. | |
Tetraodontidae |
Pao baileyi
|
(Sontirat, 1985) | Fr, Thr
| native | Hairy puffer (English) | | 12.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in the Mekong River (Ref. 27661). Threatened due to habitat loss (Ref. 58784). Museum: Mekong mainstream near Chiang Khan, CAS 79106 (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 26336, 27661, 43281, 94476.
Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784). | |
Tetraodontidae |
Pao brevirostris
|
(Benl, 1957) | Fr
| native | | | 9.46 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.72 cm SL female | | Type locality, Mekong basin Nongkomkoh Swamp, Amphoe Mueang, Nong Khai Province, KUMF 8834 (holotype of Tetraodon palustri, 7.21 cm SL) (Ref. 93844). | No picture yet. |
Tetraodontidae |
Pao cambodgiensis
|
(Chabanaud, 1923) | Fr
| native | | | 15.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). | |
Tetraodontidae |
Pao cochinchinensis
|
(Steindachner, 1866) | Fr
| native | | | 11.28 cm SL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the river systems of peninsular and southeast Thailand (Ref. 26336). Occurs in the Mekong and the Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 43281); also from Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). | |