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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
Danionidae Rasbora aurotaenia Tirant, 1885 Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora bankanensis (Bleeker, 1853) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 26580. 
Danionidae Rasbora borapetensis Smith, 1934 Fr native   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora borneensis Bleeker, 1860 Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Danionidae Rasbora caudimaculata Volz, 1903 Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Museum: Johore, Mawai Dist., CAS-SU 34644. Also Ref. 26580. 
Danionidae Rasbora cephalotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native   13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Sarwak (Ref. 26580). 
Danionidae Rasbora chrysotaenia Ahl, 1937 Fr native   3.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora cryptica Kottelat & Tan, 2012 Fr native    Found in Serian, stream at 0.25 km towards Kampung Lanchang, tributary of Sungai Kuhas, 6.9 km left at Tebelu Tebakang turnoff, 5.8 km into right trail in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 94476).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora dusonensis (Bleeker, 1850) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Perak (Ref. 2091) and Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 27732, 36654. 
Danionidae Rasbora einthovenii (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known in Johore, Labuan, Sandakan. Also Ref. 26580. 
Danionidae Rasbora elegans Volz, 1903 Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Sarwak (Ref. 26580). Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Danionidae Rasbora ennealepis Roberts, 1989 Fr native   4.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). 
Danionidae Rasbora hubbsi Brittan, 1954 Fr endemic  common (usually seen) 5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Danum Valley (Ref. 34011). Status (Ref. 84801). Museum records: Lahad Datu River, Sabah State, Borneo, CAS 117477, Holotype; Balung River near Tawan, Sabah State (Borneo), CAS 115367 (Ref. 13215). 
Danionidae Rasbora kalochroma (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known in Johore, Trengganu, Kuching in Borneo.  
Danionidae Rasbora kottelati Lim, 1995 Fr native   6.97 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sarawak in Rajang basin around Sibu and Baram basin, Marudi (Ref. 13217). Also Ref. 13275, 26580, 57780.  No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora lateristriata (Bleeker, 1854) Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora meinkeni de Beaufort, 1931 Fr questionable   3.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurrence uncertain. 
Danionidae Rasbora notura Kottelat, 2005 Fr native   7.16 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Terengganu drainage on the Gulf of Thailand slope of Peninsula Malaysia (Ref. 55979).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora paucisqualis Ahl, 1935 Fr native   4.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora rasbora (Hamilton, 1822) Fr questionable   13.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora rheophila Kottelat, 2012 Fr native    Known from Sungai Pangakatan (tributary of Sungai Liwagu), near Ranau on road to hot spring in Sabah, Borneo (Ref. 94476).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora rutteni Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 Fr native   4.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora sarawakensis Brittan, 1951 Fr native   4.52 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Museum: Sarawak, CAS-SU 15375 (Holotype, brook 16 miles east of Kuching); CAS-SU 33593 (Paratypes) (Ref. 2091). 
Danionidae Rasbora semilineata Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 Fr native   3.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora sumatrana (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native  Seluang (Malay) common (usually seen) 13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from the Danum Valley and Kuamut headwaters (Ref. 34011). Also Ref. 36654. 
Danionidae Rasbora tornieri Ahl, 1922 Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 12693, 26580. 
Danionidae Rasbora trifasciata Popta, 1905 Fr native   5.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora trilineata Steindachner, 1870 Fr native  Bada (Malay), Seluang (Malay)  13.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Museum: Johore, Kota Tinggi, CAS-SU 47235; Ayer Hitam, CAS-SU 15343; Pengulon Patie, NMW 51458-61(Ref. 2091). Also Ref. 26580, 27732, 36654. 
Danionidae Rasbora tubbi Brittan, 1954 Fr native   10.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Rasbora tuberculata Kottelat, 1995 Fr native   2.68 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sungai Serait in Sarawak, Borneo.  No picture yet.
Danionidae Rasbora volzii Popta, 1905 Fr native   12.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Museum: Sarawak, 16 miles E of Kuching, CAS-SU 33592 (Ref. 2091). 
Danionidae Rasbora vulgaris Duncker, 1904 Fr native   7.81 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Selangor, Kuala Lumpur; and Malaca, Penang (Ref. 94947). Type locality, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Ref. 81932).  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Rasborichthys helfrichii (Bleeker, 1856) Fr native   9.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gobiidae Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935) Fr native   3.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184). 
Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927) Fr native   4.90 cm TL male/unsexed  Known in North Borneo. Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184). 
Cyprinidae Rohteichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1850) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Schismatorhynchos holorhynchos Siebert & Tjakrawidjaja, 1998 Fr native   14.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also recorded from the Kuamut headwater streams (Ref. 34011). Type locality: Confluence of Batang Balui and Batang Kerumo, Sarawak (Ref. 33021).  No picture yet.
Nemacheilidae Schistura balteata (Rendahl, 1948) Fr native   5.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Malay Peninsula. 
Nemacheilidae Schistura desmotes (Fowler, 1934) Fr native   6.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Malay Peninsula (Ref. 26580).  No picture yet.
Osteoglossidae Scleropages formosus (Müller & Schlegel, 1840) Fr native  Asian bonytongue (English), Dragon fish (English), Sclerapages (English), Baju rantai (Malay), Kelesa (Malay)  90.00 cm TL male/unsexed 37.5 TL Known from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780). Also Ref. 4789, 36654. 
Engraulidae Setipinna melanochir (Bleeker, 1849) Fr, Br, M native  Dusky-hairfin anchovy (English), Empirang sirip gelap (Malay), Hairfin anchovy (English), Bersia (Malay), Biang-biang (Malay), Bilis (Malay), Empirang (Malay), Ikan kucing (Malay), Jelebat (Malay), Kasai janggut (Malay), Mempurong (Malay), Puput (Malay)  33.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Caught by gill net only in the lower reaches of the Segama river (Ref. 34011). Also Ref. 36654. 
Cyprinidae Sikukia stejnegeri Smith, 1931 Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Sillaginidae Sillago sihama (Fabricius, 1775) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Silver sillago (English), Puntung-damar perak (Malay), Indian whiting (English), Sand border (English), Sillago-whiting (English), Sillago-whitings (English), Silver whiting (English), Trumpeter whiting (English), Bangalus (Malay), Bebolos (Malay), Bebulus (Malay), Beritus (Malay), Bulus (Malay), Bulus-bulus (Malay), Bunus (Malay), Kedondong-kedondong (Malay), Punting damar (Malay), Puntung damar (Malay), Puting damar (Malay), Suar chiam (Malay), Suar chooi (Malay), Ubi (Malay), Usus (Malay)  31.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184). 
Siluridae Silurichthys hasseltii Bleeker, 1858 Fr native   11.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from southern Peninsular Malaysia (Johor, Pahang) (Re. 32835). Recorded from Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588). 
Siluridae Silurichthys indragiriensis Volz, 1904 Fr native   10.54 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Peninsular Malaysia (Johor, Selangor, Perak and Trengganu). 
Siluridae Silurichthys marmoratus Ng & Ng, 1998 Fr native   10.36 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sarawak, Borneo.  No picture yet.
Siluridae Silurichthys phaiosoma (Bleeker, 1851) Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 32835). Also Ref. 7050, 57780. 
Siluridae Silurichthys schneideri Volz, 1904 Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from northern Peninsular Malaysia. Also Ref. 7050. 
Nemacheilidae Speonectes tiomanensis (Kottelat, 1990) Fr endemic  scarce (very unlikely) 5.82 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality: Cave in Mount Gunung Kajang, Pulau Tioman, Malaysia, elev. 2900 ft. Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184). Status (Ref. 84801). Also Ref. 3881, 27299.  No picture yet.
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