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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
Siluridae Kryptopterus macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1858) Fr, Fi native   9.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Siluridae Kryptopterus sabanus (Inger & Chin, 1959) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Danum Valley and lower Segama. Rare in the Segama river but abundant in the lower Segama from Kg. Bukit Belacong and downstream (Ref. 34011). Also Ref. 42932. 
Cyprinidae Labeo catla (Hamilton, 1822) Fr introduced  Pla kra ho (Malay) occasional (usually not seen) 182 cm TL male/unsexed  Released in Lake Chenderoh. Occasionally caught in the Perak river near the Chenderoh dam (Ref. 4835). 
Cyprinidae Labeo chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1849) Fr native   90.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Malay Peninsula (Ref. 27732). Also Ref. 36654. 
Cyprinidae Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) Fr not established  Rohu (Malay)  200 cm TL male/unsexed  Established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). 
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus fasciatus (Bleeker, 1853) Fr native   26.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Pahang basin in southern Malay Peninsula. Also Ref. 7050.  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus festivus (Heckel, 1843) Fr native   33.70 cm TL male/unsexed  Pahang, Selangor, Endau-Rompin and Johore.   No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus leptocheilus (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Malay Peninsula (Ref. 27732). Known from Borneo in Rejang and Kinabatangan river basins (Ref. 7424) and Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). Also Ref. 36654. 
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus ocellatus (Heckel, 1843) Fr native   22.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus sabanus (Inger & Chin, 1962) Fr endemic   22.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Kinabatangan and Segama river basins in Sabah, northeastern Borneo (Ref. 7424). Also recorded from the Danum Valley and lower Segama. Only found in the main Segama river, never in the tributaries. Very common in the lower reaches of Segama but quite rare around Danum Valley Field Centre (Ref. 34011). Also Ref. 7050. 
Ailiidae Laides hexanema (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native   16.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Malay Peninsula (Ref. 2091). Also Ref. 39209. 
Danionidae Laubuka laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native   10.54 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 36654, 41236. 
Bagridae Leiocassis collina Ng & Lim, 2006 Fr native   17.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Kalabakan and Segama river drainages in Sabah, Borneo (Ref. 57084).  No picture yet.
Bagridae Leiocassis doriae Regan, 1913 Fr endemic    Found in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 37844). Also Ref. 6868.  No picture yet.
Bagridae Leiocassis hosii Regan, 1906 Fr native   15.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Rajang River ar Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57084). Type locality, Sibu, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia (Ref. 56787). 
Bagridae Leiocassis micropogon (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native   18.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 7050. 
Bagridae Leiocassis poeciloptera (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Bagridae Leiocassis saravacensis Boulenger, 1894 Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Borneo.  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Malay Peninsura (Ref. 26580). 
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus (Rendahl, 1948) Fr native   11.00 cm male/unsexed   
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes, 1846) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cobitidae Lepidocephalus macrochir (Bleeker, 1854) Fr native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leptobarbidae Leptobarbus hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851) Fr, Aq native  River carp (English), Jelawat (Malay)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Leptobarbidae Leptobarbus hosii (Regan, 1906) Fr native   8.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Leptobarbidae Leptobarbus melanotaenia Boulenger, 1894 Fr native  occasional (usually not seen) 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Recorded from the Danum Valley. Found in deeper, slower water and is always rare, except for one location where it was found in schools of 20 or more. An extremely strong swimmer and good jumper (Ref. 34011). Also Ref. 2060. In Range Ref. 7050. 
Synanceiidae Leptosynanceia asteroblepa (Richardson, 1844) Fr, Br, M native  Mangrove stonefish (English), Depu-batu bintang (Malay), Scorpionfish (English), Depu (Malay), Lepu (Malay)  23.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos bo (Popta, 1904) Fr native  abundant (always seen in some numbers) 32.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Danum Valley, lower Segama and Kuamut headwaters. This dentrivorous species is extremely widespread and abundant in both the main Segama river and its tributaries. Larger individuals (up to 18.5 cm SL) are found in the main river while large school of up to 200 juveniles are common in shallow. fast flowing areas with gravel substrate (Ref. 34011). 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos falcifer (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native   33.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Recorded from Baram river (Ref. 2091). In range Ref. 7050. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos melanotaenia (Fowler, 1935) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos ovalis Kottelat & Tan, 2008 Fr native   15.84 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rejang drainage in Sarawak to the Padas drainage in Sabah (Ref. 75626).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos terminalis Kottelat & Tan, 2008 Fr native   10.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Presently known only from Kinabatangan and Segama drainages in Sabah, Borneo (Ref. 75626).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos unicornis Kottelat & Tan, 2008 Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Segama drainage in Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo (Ref. 75626).  No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Luciocephalus pulcher (Gray, 1830) Fr native  Tembok tebing (Malay)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Recorded from Terengganu, Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Johor (Ref. 56386). 
Danionidae Luciosoma pellegrinii Popta, 1905 Fr native  common (usually seen) 17.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Danum Valley, lower Segama and Kuamut headwaters (Ref. 34011). 
Danionidae Luciosoma setigerum (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Perak, Pahang, Malacca, and Negri Sembilan (Ref. 2091). Recorded from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780) and Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). Also Ref. 7050. 
Danionidae Luciosoma spilopleura Bleeker, 1855 Fr native   25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 4537. 
Danionidae Luciosoma trinema (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native   25.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq, Lf native  Mangrove red snapper (English), Kakap merah (Malay), Grey snapper (English), Malabar red snapper (English), Mangrove jack (English), Mangrove snapper (English), Red snapper (English), Silver snapper (English), Silver-spotted grey snapper (English), Snapper (English), Ang choe (Malay), Ikan jenahak (Malay), Ikan merah (Malay), Ikan merah (Malay), Jambian (Malay), Jenahak (Malay), Jenahak temerah (Malay), Merah (Malay), Merah bakau (Malay), Sendarat (Malay), Siakap merah (Malay), Siakap tengak (Malay), Tamaing (Malay), Ungar (Malay)  150 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184). 
Lutjanidae Lutjanus maxweberi Popta, 1921 Fr, Br native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Engraulidae Lycothrissa crocodilus (Bleeker, 1850) Fr, Br native  Sabretoothed thryssa (English), Empirang sungai (Malay), Anchovy (English), Thryssa (English), Kasai (Malay), Mempurong (Malay), Purong (Malay)  30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 36654 
Xenocyprididae Macrochirichthys macrochirus (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr native  Parang sungai (Malay)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 4835, 7050. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786) Fr, Br native   38.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 2073. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus circumcinctus (Hora, 1924) Fr native   28.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 36654. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus keithi (Herre, 1940) Fr native  fairly common (chances are about 50%) 22.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Danum Valley and Kuamut. Collected from small tributaries and from the main Segama river (Ref. 34011). Also known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref 84801. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus maculatus (Cuvier, 1832) Fr native  Ikan t'pachi (Malay)  28.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184) and Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Osphronemidae Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   6.70 cm SL male/unsexed  In Melaka. 
Synbranchidae Macrotrema caligans (Cantor, 1849) Fr, Br native    Found in Malay Peninsula. Type locality, Sea of Pinang [Penang] (Ref. 46206). 
Danionidae Malayochela maassi (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Muar and Pahang (Ref. 2091).  No picture yet.
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) Fr native   90.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1850 Fr native   100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in West Malaysia (Ref. 39392). 
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