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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Cambodia
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Table 1: 474 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 13 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 492 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 474 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Cyprinidae Tor douronensis (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native   35.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Tor tambra (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native   100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Mekong basin. 
Cyprinidae Tor tambroides (Bleeker, 1854) Fr native  Trey khaor (Khmer)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 27732). Also Ref. 43281. 
Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native  Trey kancheak sla (Khmer), Kanhchea sla (Khmer), Trey koncheak sla (Khmer)  40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong basin. Found in Grand Lac = Lake Tonle Sap, Tonlé Sap river and Réam (Ref. 36654). Also Ref. 36662, 45353. 
Toxotidae Toxotes microlepis Günther, 1860 Fr native  Trey kancheak sla (Khmer)  15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong. Found along shores of flowing and standing waters (Ref. 36686). Known from Tonle Sap and Great Lake (Ref. 33813). 
Osphronemidae Trichopodus microlepis (Günther, 1861) Fr, Fi native  Trey kamphlaenh (Khmer), Kamphleanh (Khmer), Trey kåmphleanh phluk (Khmer), Trey Kanphleanh Phluk (Khmer), Trey kawmphleanh phluk (Khmer) occasional (usually not seen) 14.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Found around the Tonle Sap Great Lake and river (Ref. 36651). Known from Réam, Kompong Réat, Stung Sang (Ref. 36654) and Sangke river, Battambang province (Ref. 41486). Occurs in shallow and sluggish waters (Ref. 36686). Also Ref. 36662, 45353, 94476. 
Osphronemidae Trichopodus pectoralis Regan, 1910 Fr, Fi native  Kanthor (Khmer), Kantor (Khmer), Trey kantho (Khmer), Trey kanthor (Khmer), Trey kawnthor (Khmer)  25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Naturally occurring in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Found around the Tonle Sap Great Lake and river (Ref. 36651) and Stung Sen (Ref. 36654). Known from the flooded forests of the lower Mekong and gradually moves back to rivers and Great Lake as floodwaters recede (Ref. 12693, 36686). Cultured in rice fields in Svay Rieng (Ref. 121504). Also Ref. 3902, 33813, 37772, 43281. 
Osphronemidae Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770) Fr, Fi native  Trey kawmphleanh samrai (Khmer), Trey kampleanh samré (Khmer), Trey kanpleanh samrê (Khmer), Trey Komphléang (Khmer)  15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693, 27732). Known from Stung Sen, Tuk Sap, Stung Chang, Kompong Kléang and Beng Kebal Damrey (Ref. 36654) and Lake Tonle Sap near Siem Reap (Ref. 45353). Much more common in small streams and canals than in the Mekong River (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 3902, 36662. 
Osphronemidae Trichopsis pumila (Arnold, 1936) Fr native  Trey kroem tun sai (Khmer)  4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Known from Beng Kebal Damrey, Tuk Sap and Stung Po Ben (Ref. 36654). 
Osphronemidae Trichopsis schalleri Ladiges, 1962 Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Tonle Sap near Siem Reap (Ref. 45353). 
Osphronemidae Trichopsis vittata (Cuvier, 1831) Fr native  Trey kroem kdah (Khmer)  8.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Known from Kirikom, Tuk Sap, Beng Kebal Damrey, Stung Sen and O Po Kampon (Ref. 36654). 
Danionidae Trigonopoma pauciperforatum (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) Fr native  Trey changwa (Khmer)  7.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong basin. Found in Tuk Sap (Ref. 36654). 
Danionidae Trigonostigma espei (Meinken, 1967) Fr native  Trey changwa chhnoht (Khmer)  2.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Tuk Sap (Ref. 36654). Also Ref. 38434. 
Nemacheilidae Tuberoschistura cambodgiensis Kottelat, 1990 Fr native   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Tonle Sap, Siem Reap and Kompong Thom near the Great Lake (Ref. 36686) and in sandy bottomed streams south of Phnom Penh (Ref. 12693). Recorded from a tributary of Tonlé Sap in the Mekong basin (Ref. 39226). Also Ref. 26580. 
Dasyatidae Urogymnus polylepis (Bleeker, 1852) Fr native  Trey bawbel (Khmer)  240 cm WD male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong River. Also Ref. 43281. 
Siluridae Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr, Fi native  Sandai (Khmer), Chhke nhy (Khmer), Kropaut (Khmer), Trey kråpoat (Khmer), Trey sanday (Khmer)  240 cm TL male/unsexed  Found all over Cambodia with the exception of highlands streams. Specially common in large rivers and on the lower Mekong floodplain. Marketed fresh and sometimes put on ice for shipment to Thailand (Ref. 12693). Found around the Tonle Sap River and the Great Lake (Ref. 36651), Stung Chinit, Mae Khong at Areyksat, Prek Men, Rocakong, Peam Chikang, Kaskos, Bac Nam and Prey Veng (Ref. 36654). Also Ref. 3902, 4833, 33813, 36686, 37770, 37772. 
Siluridae Wallago micropogon Ng, 2004 Fr, Fi native  Trey stuak (Khmer)  154 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693, 37772). Found in the Great Lake and Tonle Sap river (Ref. 33813). Its numbers have declined below the Khone Falls to the Tonle Sap River and the Great Lake (Ref. 37772). Migrates downstream from May to July (Ref. 37770). Frequently taken with explosives in northern Cambodia (Ref. 12693). 
Belonidae Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native  Trey phtoung (Khmer), Phtong (Khmer), Trey phtaung (Khmer)  40.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong (Ref. 12693), Stung Song, Tonlé Sap river, Beng Kebal Damrey (Ref. 36654) and Great Lake = Lake Tonle Sap (Ref. 33813, 45353). 
Belonidae Xenentodon canciloides (Bleeker, 1854) Fr native  Trey phtoung (Khmer)  30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). Found at surface of slow moving waters (Ref. 36686). Known from Tonle Sap and Great Lake (Ref. 33813). Not seen in the markets of Cambodia but probably caught and marketed fresh (Ref. 12693). 
Botiidae Yasuhikotakia eos (Taki, 1972) Fr native  Trey kanchrouk krawhorm (Khmer)  11.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong River. Also Ref. 26580. 
Botiidae Yasuhikotakia lecontei (Fowler, 1937) Fr native  Trey kanchrouk loeung (Khmer)  15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in flowing rivers of Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Used to make prahoc in Tonle Sap (Ref. 36686). Known from Great Lake (Ref. 33813). Also Ref. 26580. 
Botiidae Yasuhikotakia modesta (Bleeker, 1864) Fr native  Trey kanchrouk krawhorm (Khmer), Trey kanchrut (Khmer)  25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693, 27732). Known from Tonlé Sap (common in November and December) (Ref. 36686), Mae Khong at Stung Treng, Prek Phan (Ref. 36654) and Great Lake (Ref. 33813). Undertakes upstream migration from the Mekong delta, around the saline intrusion zone to just below the Khone Falls from November to March (Ref. 37770). Migrates during full moon (or just before full moon at Kandal) from Kandal to Kompong Cham (Ref. 37770). From May to July, it migrates downstream from the Khone Falls, apparently to flooded areas in Southern Cambodia and the Mekong Delta (Ref. 37770). Juveniles around 2 cm appear during November-February from Stung Treng to Sambor and from July to October from Kratie to Kandal (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 26580, 45353. 
Botiidae Yasuhikotakia morleti (Tirant, 1885) Fr native  Trey kanchrouk (Khmer)  10.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Also Ref. 26580, 43281. 
Zenarchopteridae Zenarchopterus ectuntio (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native  Trey phtoung (Khmer)  18.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Tonlé Sap (Ref. 36654). 
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