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Table 1: 628 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 10 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 13 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 651 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 651 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Cobitidae Pangio alcoides Kottelat & Lim, 1993 Fr endemic   3.93 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Terengganu and Johor. Also Ref. 84801.  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Pahang and Perak drainages (Ref. 13770). Also recorded from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 7050, 27732, 26580. 
Cobitidae Pangio cuneovirgata (Raut, 1957) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Johor. Also Ref. 7050. 
Cobitidae Pangio doriae (Perugia, 1892) Fr native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Pahang and Sarawak, Borneo. Also Ref. 7050, 26580. 
Cobitidae Pangio filinaris Kottelat & Lim, 1993 Fr endemic   3.84 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Pahang basin and Terengganu. Also from Tersat river (Ref. 84801).  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio incognito Kottelat & Lim, 1993 Fr native   2.99 cm SL male/unsexed  Presently known only from southern Sarawak, Borneo. Also Ref. 13275, 26580.  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Johor, Pahang, Selangor, Terengganu, Kedah and Sarawak in Borneo (Ref. 13770). In range Ref. 7050. 
Cobitidae Pangio malayana (Tweedie, 1956) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Johor, Pahang (Ref. 13770) and Malay Peninsura (Ref. 26580  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio mariarum (Inger & Chin, 1962) Fr native   6.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from northern Borneo (Ref. 7050). Recorded from Danum valley and Kuamut headwaters (Ref. 34011). Also In Malay Peninsura (Ref. 26580). 
Cobitidae Pangio muraeniformis (de Beaufort, 1933) Fr, Br native   3.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Pahang. Common in the leaf-litter at the mouth of small tributary streams along the Sungai Kinchin (Ref. 85353). Also Ref. 38745, 85309.  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio oblonga (Valenciennes, 1846) Fr native   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Malay Peninsula (Ref. 26580). 
Cobitidae Pangio piperata Kottelat & Lim, 1993 Fr native   5.21 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in West Malaysia from Johor to Terengganu (Ref. 13770). Also recorded from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 26580.  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio semicincta (Fraser-Brunner, 1940) Fr native    Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780).  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Pangio shelfordii (Popta, 1903) Fr native   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Sarawak and Malay Peninsula (Ref. 2091, 13770, 26580). 
Tetraodontidae Pao leiurus (Bleeker, 1850) Fr native  Pufferfish (English), Buntal-gigi kelabu (Malay), Buntal (Malay)  16.00 cm male/unsexed   
Tetraodontidae Pao palembangensis (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   19.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Perak and Jahan River (Ref. 2091). 
Nemacheilidae Paracanthocobitis phuketensis (Klausewitz, 1957) Fr native   3.33 cm SL female  Known from the Oerlis, Padang Sarai, and Ketil drainages in Peninsular Malaysia (Ref. 117351).  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Parachela hypophthalmus (Bleeker, 1860) Fr native   16.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Xenocyprididae Parachela maculicauda (Smith, 1934) Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Xenocyprididae Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native  Lalang (Malay)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Paracrossochilus acerus Inger & Chin, 1962 Fr native   9.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also recorded from the Kuamut headwaters. Found in large schools sympatrically with Garra borneensis (Ref. 34011). Also Ref. 3310, 7050. 
Cyprinidae Paracrossochilus vittatus (Boulenger, 1894) Fr native   7.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 7050. 
Akysidae Parakysis grandis Ng & Lim, 1995 Fr native   6.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sarawak, Borneo. Also Ref. 13847. 
Akysidae Parakysis longirostris Ng & Lim, 1995 Fr native   4.57 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sedili drainage of southeastern Johor. 
Akysidae Parakysis verrucosus Herre, 1940 Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, eastern Johor, Pahang and Terengganu). Also Ref. 7050, 13275. 
Xenocyprididae Paralaubuca typus Bleeker, 1864 Fr native   18.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Malay Peninsula. 
Ambassidae Parambassis apogonoides (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Pahang basin. Also Ref. 9497. 
Ambassidae Parambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native   9.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 4833, 41236, 43640. 
Ambassidae Parambassis siamensis (Fowler, 1937) Fr native   7.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). Found in Perak rivers. 
Ambassidae Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker, 1850) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Mugilidae Paramugil parmatus (Cantor, 1849) Fr, Br, M native  Broad-mouthed mullet (English), Belanak mulut lebar (Malay), Mullet (English), Belanak (Malay)  30.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Gobiidae Parawaous megacephalus (Fowler, 1905) Fr native   7.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780).  No picture yet.
Gastromyzontidae Parhomaloptera microstoma (Boulenger, 1899) Fr native   8.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Danum valley and Kuamut headwaters. Has a patchy distribution and very abundant in Kuamut headwater streams (Ref. 34011). Also found in Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 7050. 
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus alfredi Kottelat & Ng, 2005 Fr native   2.57 cm SL male/unsexed  Known only from eastern Johor, in the area of Kota Tinggi, Mawai and Desaru (Ref. 56232). The type locality near Desaru is now basically an oil palm estate and the stream has been used for irrigation (Ref. 56232). ). 
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus allani Brown, 1987 Fr native   3.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780).  No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus harveyi Brown, 1987 Fr native    Type locality: West side of Peninsula Malaysia (Ref. 33021); in North Selangor (Ref. 42706). 
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus nagyi Schaller, 1985 Fr, Or endemic   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Pahang, Kuantan (Ref. 84801). Exported for aquarium trade. 
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus paludicola Tweedie, 1952 Fr native   3.70 cm TL male/unsexed   
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus rubrimontis Kottelat & Ng, 2005 Fr native   2.47 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Perak (Ref. 56232).  No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Parosphromenus tweediei Kottelat & Ng, 2005 Fr native   2.51 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from western Johor (Ref. 56232). 
Pristigasteridae Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847 Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Indian pellona (English), Beliak mata (Malay), Herring (English), Sardine (English), Shad (English), Belalak (Malay), Bersia (Malay), Garan-garan (Malay), Kirang-kirang (Malay), Puput (Malay), Tirok (Malay)  16.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Oxudercidae Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 Fr, Br, M native   19.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Pulau Tioman, in rocky freshwater streams and brackish water (Ref. 41184). 
Siluridae Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   130 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Malay Peninsula and Borneo (Ref. 27732). Recorded from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Siluridae Phalacronotus micronemus (Bleeker, 1846) Fr native   50.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Siluridae Phalacronotus parvanalis (Inger & Chin, 1959) Fr native   35.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Danum Valley (rare) and lower Segama (abundant) (Ref. 34011). 
Phallostethidae Phallostethus dunckeri Regan, 1913 Fr endemic    Found in Malay peninsula (Ref. 90869). Museum: mouth of Muar River, Johore, ZMH 193 - 195; BMNH 1913.5.24 (Ref. 12768). Also Ref. 3881.  No picture yet.
Phallostethidae Phenacostethus posthon Roberts, 1971 Fr, Br native   1.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Muar R., Johore, USNM 229302 (Ref. 12768).  No picture yet.
Phallostethidae Phenacostethus smithi Myers, 1928 Fr, Br native   2.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Museum: Trengganu, USNM 266124. Johore, USNM 266125 - 27 (Ref. 12768). 
Phallostethidae Phenacostethus trewavasae Parenti, 1986 Fr native   1.41 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in tributaries of Baram River, Sarawak. Museum: Sungei Kejin Tugang, tributary of Sunger Kejin, Baram R., Sarawak, ROM 41826 (holotype, 1.41 cm SL, male); ROM 44289, CS812, 41827 (paratypes). Sungei Kejin, station at confluence of Kejin Tugang and Kejin R., Baram R., Sarawak, ROM 41829, 41830; CAS 55454; BMNH 1984.7.12:1-5; AMNH 55570; USNM 267266 (Ref. 12768). Also Ref. 13221.  No picture yet.
Mugilidae Planiliza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836) Fr, Br native  Otomebora mullet (English), Belanak perak (Malay), Mullet (English), Belanak (Malay), Kedera (Malay)  30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Selangor (Ref. 121464). 
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