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Table 1: 732 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 29 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 768 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 732 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 Lobocheilos rhabdoura (Fowler, 1934) Fr native   22.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Xenocyprididae Luciobrama macrocephalus (Lacepède, 1803) Fr native   48.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Hanoi, northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). 
Cyprinidae Luciocyprinus langsoni Vaillant, 1904 Fr, Thr native   79.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Song-Ki-Kon at Lang Son. Also Ref. 37832, 44416. Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 46452).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Luciosoma bleekeri Steindachner, 1878 Fr native  Cá lòng tong muong (Vietnamese)  25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong delta (Ref. 36625). Also Ref. 43281. 
Danionidae Luciosoma setigerum (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native   26.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong River. 
Engraulidae Lycothrissa crocodilus (Bleeker, 1850) Fr, Br native  Cá Lẹp sâu (Vietnamese), Cà top (Vietnamese), Cá Tớp xuôi (Vietnamese)  30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong delta (Ref. 36625). Also Ref. 7050, 36654. 
Xenocyprididae Macrochirichthys macrochirus (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr native  Cá rua (Vietnamese), Cá ru'a (Vietnamese)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong delta (Ref. 36625). Also Ref. 7050, 36654, 43281, 45563. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786) Fr native  Cá Chạch lá tre (Vietnamese), Cá chach song (Vietnamese)  38.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong delta (Ref. 36625). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus maculatus (Cuvier, 1832) Fr native   28.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus semiocellatus Roberts, 1986 Fr native   19.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin. Also Ref. 39392. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus siamensis (Günther, 1861) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin. Also Ref. 36654, 83418. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus taeniagaster (Fowler, 1935) Fr native  Cá chach song (Vietnamese)  22.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong delta (Ref. 36625). 
Osphronemidae Macropodus baviensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native      No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Macropodus erythropterus Freyhof & Herder, 2002 Fr native   6.51 cm SL male/unsexed  Collected in the catchment of the coastal rivers Quang Tri, Cam Lo and Giang (in small hill streams), all entering the sea at the Vietnamese city of Dong Ha and Dong Hoi. Type locality, stream at Quyêt Tiên, Quang Binh Prov. (Ref. 42924). 
Osphronemidae Macropodus lineatus Nguyen, Ngo & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native    Found in Quang Binh (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Macropodus oligolepis Nguyen, Ngo & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native    Found in Quang Binh (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   6.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in most coastal basins from Vinh to Thuy Hoa, except from the basins of the rivers Huong and Quang tri, which enter the sea at the city of Hue and Dong Ha, respectively. Also recorded in headwaters of the Dong Nai River, which enter the sea at Saigon, in headwaters of the Sesan River, a tributary of the Sekong River, itself a tributary of the Mekong River. Apparently, the distribution in rivers Ba, Dong Nai, and Sesan is partly the result of introductions; recorded only in mountainous regions (Ref. 42924). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). Also Ref. 1739, 43281. 
Osphronemidae Macropodus phongnhaensis Ngô, Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native    Found in Quang Binh (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Osphronemidae Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller, 1936 Fr native  Black paradise fish (English)  5.76 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the catchment of the rivers Huong and Thu Bon which enter the sea at the cities of Hue and Hoi An, respecively, and in small coastal basins in between (Ref. 42924). 
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) Fr native  Cá Chạch bông (Vietnamese), Cá Chạch sộng 1 (Vietnamese), Cá chachlau (Vietnamese)  90.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Lai Chau and Vu Quang (Ref. 44416). Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 27732). Present in Dakrong River (Ref. 89722) and Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). Spawns in ricefields (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 36625, 43281, 43640. 
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native    Found in Dien Bien (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1850 Fr native  Cá chachlua (Vietnamese)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong delta (Ref. 36625). 
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus thacbaensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native    Found in Yen Bai (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Megalobrama mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855) Fr native   37.70 cm male/unsexed  Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724).  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Megalobrama terminalis (Richardson, 1846) Fr, Thr native  Cá Vền (Vietnamese)  60.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Ba Be Lake (Ref. 46453). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). Also Ref. 44416. Status of Threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 46452). 
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) Fr, Br, M, Thr native  Cá Cháo lớn (Vietnamese) occasional (usually not seen) 150 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from southern Vietnam (Ref. 9706). Status of threat: Rare (Ref. 46452). 
Cyprinidae Mekongina bibarba Nguyen, 2001 Fr native    Type locality, Sông Sesan, from hô Yaly, tinh Kon Tum, Tây Nguyen (Ref. 56787).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Mekongina erythrospila Fowler, 1937 Fr native   45.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong basin. 
Xenocyprididae Metzia alba (Nguyen, 1991) Fr native      No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Metzia formosae (Oshima, 1920) Fr native   7.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Observed during the 1999 survey of the Lo River basin and the 1998 in Quang Ninh Prov. (Ref. 44416). 
Xenocyprididae Metzia hautus (Nguyen, 1991) Fr native    Known from Nghia Dan in Nghe Tinh Province (Ref. 44416).  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Metzia lineata (Pellegrin, 1907) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Hanoi in northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Occurs in the Red River basin (Ref. 43281). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). 
Cobitidae Microcobitis misgurnoides (Rendahl, 1944) Fr native   4.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the coastal streams of Annam. Also Ref. 26580.  No picture yet.
Odontobutidae Micropercops cinctus (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872) Fr native   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in north Viet Nam (Ref. 26334). 
Odontobutidae Micropercops hotayensis Mai, 1978 Fr native    Found in Ho Tay, Hanoi (Ref. 44416).  No picture yet.
Gobionidae Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima, 1926) Fr native  Cá Đục đanh chẫm (Vietnamese)  6.69 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in Dakrong River (Ref. 89722).  No picture yet.
Gobionidae Microphysogobio labeoides (Nichols & Pope, 1927) Fr native   9.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in northern Viet Nam (Ref. 44416). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). Also Ref. 43281. 
Gobionidae Microphysogobio vietnamica Mai, 1978 Fr native    Occurs in northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724).  No picture yet.
Gobionidae Microphysogobio yunnanensis (Yao & Yang, 1977) Fr native  Cá Đục đanh chẫm mõm ngẫn (Vietnamese)  9.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Expected to occur in Hong River basin in northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Present in Dakrong River (Ref. 89722).  No picture yet.
Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 Fr introduced   69.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cobitidae Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) Fr native  Cá Chạch bùn (Vietnamese), Chạch bùn (Vietnamese)  28.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the coastal streams of Annam (Ref. 12041). Present in Dakrong River (Ref. 89722) and Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). Also Ref. 2682, 26580, 27732, 43281. 
Cobitidae Misgurnus multimaculatus Rendahl, 1944 Fr native    Found in Annam (Ref. 94476).  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Misgurnus tonkinensis Rendahl, 1937 Fr native    Found in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. Occurs within about 20 m from the sea shore in Nghe An Province (Ref. 44416).  No picture yet.
Synbranchidae Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) Fr, Br native  Luon (Vietnamese), Lươn (Vietnamese), Lươn đồng (Vietnamese), Con lu'o'n (Vietnamese)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Hanoi and Vu Quang in northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Found in the Mekong basin in Yunnan (Ref. 27732). Present in Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724). Also Ref. 27732, 43281. 
Synbranchidae Monopterus bicolor Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native      No picture yet.
Synbranchidae Monopterus dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 Fr native    Found in Dien Bien (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Br, M native  Bully mullet (English), Cá Đối mục (Vietnamese), Flathead mullet (English) common (usually seen) 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Gulf of Tonkin, Central and Southern Vietnam (Ref. 2682); also from Quang Ninh-Cat Ba and Spratly islands (Ref. 58534). Also Ref. 46893. 
Gobiidae Mugilogobius chulae (Smith, 1932) Fr, Br, M native   4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Observed during a 1998 survey in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Also known from Nha Trang (Ref. 58534). 
Gobiidae Mugilogobius nuicocensis Nguyen & Vo, 2005 Fr native    Found in Thai Nguyen (Ref. 84797).  No picture yet.
Muraenesocidae Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775) Fr, Br, M native  Dagger tooth pikeconger (English), Cá Dưa bạc (Vietnamese), Cá Dưa xám (Vietnamese) common (usually seen) 220 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Gulf of Tonkin, Central and Southern Vietnam (Ref. 9706); also from Quang Ninh-Cat Ba (Ref. 58534). 
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