List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Thailand
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Table 1: 826 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 31 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 22 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 879 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 879 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus siamensis (Sauvage, 1881) Fr native   22.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Chao Phraya, Mekong (Ref. 7424), Maeklong and Souhtheast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Reported from Pathum Thani, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Trang, Krabi, Khon Kaen, Phrae, Nakhon Nayok, Chiang San (Chiang Rai), Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani), Uthai Thani, Kanchanaburi, and Prachin Buri (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 26580, 43281. 
Ailiidae Laides hexanema (Bleeker, 1852) Fr questionable  Pla sang ka ward (Thai), Pla sang ka wart (Thai), Pla yon (Thai), ปลายอน (Thai), ปลาสังกะวาด (Thai)  16.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range; likely a misidentification of L. longibarbis. Reported from the Mekong, Maeklong and peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Museum: Huay Phai, at confluence with Mekong river, 7 km upstream on Mekong river from Mun river confluence, Changwat Ubon, CAS 60770; Huay Mark, 8 km N. of Khong Chiam at confluence with Mekong river, Changwat Ubon Ratchathani, CAS 60769 (Ref. 5515); also from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chai Nat, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Nayok and Khon Kaen (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 9648. 
Ailiidae Laides longibarbis (Fowler, 1934) Fr native   14.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Museum: Mekong at Chieng Sen, ANSP 59441 (holotype, 9.37 cm SL) (Ref. 39209); also from Chiang San (Chiang Rai) (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 43281. 
Danionidae Laubuka caeruleostigmata Smith, 1931 Fr, Or, Thr native  Indian glass fish (English)  7.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Maeklong, Chao Phraya and Mekong rivers (Ref. 26336). Reported from below Nakon Sawan, near Sainat; also Pasak River, Pechabun (Phetchabun) (Ref. 1632); also from Phitsanulok, Chai Nat, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, and Phetchaburi (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Threatened due to habitat loss and overfishing (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 26580, 36654, 43281. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Danionidae Laubuka laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) Fr, Or native  Indian glass fish (English)  10.54 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong (Ref. 43281), Chao Phraya and Mae Khlong basins (Ref. 26580). Found in Trang (Ref. 1632); also from Surat Thani and Sakon Nakhon (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 36654, 41236. 
Danionidae Laubuka siamensis Fowler, 1939 Fr native    Found in waterfall at Trang (Ref. 94476).  No picture yet.
Bagridae Leiocassis poeciloptera (Valenciennes, 1840) Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen and Chumphon (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050. 
Apogonidae Lepidamia multitaeniata (Cuvier, 1828) Fr questionable   18.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Chanthaburi (Ref. 37773). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification. 
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Chao Phraya, Mekong, Salween, Maeklong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Collected at Nam Mae Mao at Ban Huai Phak Phai in the Mekong basin of Chiang Mai Province (Ref. 39226); also from Salween river and Trang (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 1632, 12041, 26580, 41236, 43281. 
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus (Rendahl, 1948) Fr native   11.00 cm male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong basin on the Khorat Plateau. 
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys furcatus (de Beaufort, 1933) Fr native   5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the river systems of Peninsular Thailand, Mekong and Chao Phraya (Ref. 26336). Recorded from Northeast and Central Thailand (Ref. 57235). Also Ref. 43281.  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton, 1822) Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes, 1846) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Salween, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Collected in the Mekong basin at Nam Man about 2 km upstream of Amphoe Dan Sai in Loei Province and in the Mae Nam Ping basin at the Ban Na Hwai (Ref. 39226); also from Trang (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7050, 26580, 57235. 
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys kranos Havird & Page, 2010 Fr native   3.31 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.36 cm SL female    No picture yet.
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys micropogon (Blyth, 1860) Fr native   6.00 cm NG male/unsexed  Found in the Chao Phraya basin. 
Cobitidae Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini Havird & Tangjitjaroen, 2010 Fr native   2.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mekong drainage (Ref. 84769).  No picture yet.
Cobitidae Lepidocephalus macrochir (Bleeker, 1854) Fr native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cobitidae Lepidocephalus nanensis Deein, Tangjitjaroen & Page, 2014 Fr native  Thai spirit loach (English)  8.01 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Nan River and Chao-Phraya River below the confluence of the Nan and Yom rivers (Ref. 95334).  No picture yet.
Leptobarbidae Leptobarbus hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851) Fr, Fi, Ex, Or native  Pla ai baa (Thai), Ba (Thai), Pla ai ba (Thai), Pla ba (Thai), Pla baa (Thai), Pla hang deng (Thai), ปลาบ้า (Thai), ปลาอ้ายบ้า (Thai), Pink tailed barb (English)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Maeklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river sytems (Ref. 26336). Reported from Bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Ref. 37773). Main culture location is Bangkok (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 1632, 2091, 7050, 9648, 26580, 36654, 43281. 
Leptobarbidae Leptobarbus melanotaenia Boulenger, 1894 Fr native   50.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leptobarbidae Leptobarbus rubripinna (Fowler, 1937) Fr native    Type locality, Kemrat [Kamarat], Thailand (Ref. 81932).  No picture yet.
Lethrinidae Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) Fr, Br, M, Fi, Lf native  Pla moo-see-naayan (Thai), Pla moo see pha (Thai)  87.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Rayong and Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan) and Andaman Sea (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 2295. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos bo (Popta, 1904) Fr, Br, M native   32.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Chao Phraya basin; also from Nakhon Nayok, Songkhla and Chiang Rai (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 26580. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos cornutus Smith, 1945 Fr native    Reported from Surat Thani and Kanchanaburi (Ref. 37773). Type locality: Klong Chawang, a mountain stream east of Bandon, Peninsular Thailand (Ref. 33021). In range Ref. 26580, 33021. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos cryptopogon (Fowler, 1935) Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Chao Phrya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336); also from Chiang San (Chiang Rai) (Ref. 37773). Museum: Mekong mainstream, CAS 91766 (from Pak Ing to Tom Paeng, 4-5 km downstream); CAS 96196 (between Pak Ing and Jom Paeng, about 4-5 km downstream) (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 1632, 12693, 26580. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos davisi (Fowler, 1937) Fr native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani) (Ref. 37773). 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos delacouri (Pellegrin & Fang, 1940) Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 26336). In range Ref. 12693, 12041. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos gracilis (Fowler, 1937) Fr native  common (usually seen) 24.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Chao Phrya and Mekong basins (Ref. 12693); also from Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani), Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Commonly found in the upper Mekong of northern Thailand (Ref. 12693). Also Ref. 26580. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos melanotaenia (Fowler, 1935) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336); also from Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani), Phitsanulok and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 1632, 12041, 12693, 26580, 27732, 36654, 43281. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos nigrovittatus Smith, 1945 Fr endemic    Known from the Chao Phraya basin; also from Nakhon Nayok, Kanchanaburi, Sakon Nakhon and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 26580. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos quadrilineatus (Fowler, 1935) Fr native   28.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in the Chao Phraya basin as well as streams of the Gulf of Thailand (Ref. 12693) and Mekong basin (Ref. 26336); also from Si Sawat (Kanchanaburi), Khon Kaen, Yala, Phrae and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 1632, 12041, 26580. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos rhabdoura (Fowler, 1934) Fr native   22.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in streams of the Chao Phraya, Mekong and Southeast Thailand (Ref. 26336); also from Chiang Mai, Lampang, Chiang Rai, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Khai, Kanchanaburi, Phrae and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 1632, 12041, 12693, 26580, 36654, 43281. 
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos thavili Smith, 1945 Fr endemic    Known from the Chao Phraya basin (Ref. 26580) and Mekong at Rajaburi, central Thailand (Ref. 33021). Also reported from Ratchaburi (Ref. 37773).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Lobocheilos trangensis (Fowler, 1939) Fr native    Type locality: Waterfall at Trang, Thailand. In range Ref. 26580. Also Ref. 33021.  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Longiculter siahi Fowler, 1937 Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Chao Phraya (Ref. 12041) and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336); also from Phitsanulok (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 26580, 36654. 
Osphronemidae Luciocephalus pulcher (Gray, 1830) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found in Narathiwat Province (Ref. 56386). Also Ref. 37773. 
Danionidae Luciosoma bleekeri Steindachner, 1878 Fr native   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Meklong (Ref. 12041), Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336); also from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chai Nat, Nakhon Nayok, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phrae, Chiang Mai and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 12693, 26580, 36654, 43281. 
Danionidae Luciosoma setigerum (Valenciennes, 1842) Fr native  Pla ao (Thai), Pla ai ao (Thai), ปลาอ้ายอ้าว (Thai), ปลาอ้าว (Thai)  26.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Maeklong, Peninsular Thailand, Chao Phraya and Mekong river systems (Ref. 26336). Occurrence needs further confirmation in Chao Phraya (Ref. 26580); also from Nonthaburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pattani and Yala (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 9648, 37773, 43281. 
Danionidae Luciosoma spilopleura Bleeker, 1855 Fr, Or native  Apollo shark (English)  25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Thon Buri (Ref. 1632); also from Bangkok (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 4537. 
Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) Fr, Br, M, Fi, Lf native  Kaphongsilueat (Thai), Pla kapong-daeng-pakmenam (Thai), Pla luk kapong deang (Thai), กะพงสีเลือด (Thai)  150 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan), Thai waters, Trat, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Ranong (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 55, 52823. 
Engraulidae Lycothrissa crocodilus (Bleeker, 1850) Fr, Br native  Pla meo (Thai), ปลาแมว (Thai)  30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Maenam Chao Phaya (Chao Phraya) (Ref. 1632); also from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Sawan and Nonthaburi (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 2091, 36654. 
Xenocyprididae Macrochirichthys macrochirus (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Fi, Thr native  Sward minnow (English), Pla thong plu (Thai), Dab lao (Thai), Pla dab lao (Thai), Pla pak pra (Thai), Pla phak pra (Thai), Pla tong plu (Thai), ปลาดาบลาว (Thai), ปลาท้องพลุ (Thai), ปลาผักพร้า (Thai)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Peninsular Thailand, Chao Phraya and Mekong river systems (Ref. 26336). Also Menam Nan; Maeklong River; Thale Sap, Phathalung; Tapi river, Bandon (Ref. 1632), Chieng Sen (Ref. 33021); also from Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ratchaburi, Chiang Rai, Nong Khai, Surat Thani and Songkhla (Ref. 37773). It may have disappeared from the Chao Phraya (Ref. 12369). Threatened due to habitat loss and overfishing (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 2686, 7050, 9648, 36654, 26580, 43281, 45563. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58784). 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786) Fr, Br, Or native  Pla lod jud (Thai), Pla lod (Thai), ปลาหลด (Thai), ปลาหลดจุด (Thai), Spiny eel (English)  38.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Mekong River and its tributaries (Ref. 9648); also from Nong Mong (Nan), Krabin (Sa Kaew), Lop Buri, Chi river (Udon Thani), Sakhon Nakhon, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Sawan, Nong Khai, Khon Khan, Chiang Rai, Uthai Thani and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 2073, 1632, 39392, 57235. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus circumcinctus (Hora, 1924) Fr, Or native   28.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 39392). In the Mekong basin, recorded from Mae Nam Songkhram basin in Sakhon Nakhon Province (Ref. 43281); also from Thale Sap (Phatthalung), peninsula Thailand, Chanthaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Tale Noi, Klong Ranot (Songkhla), Nakhon Phanom, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 36654, 37773, 57235. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus maculatus (Cuvier, 1832) Fr native   28.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Uncommon from Malay peninsula to Borneo (Ref. 57235). Known from Phrae (Ref. 37773). 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus meklongensis Roberts, 1986 Fr native   17.80 cm male/unsexed  Known from Meklong River basin (Ref. 39392). 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus semiocellatus Roberts, 1986 Fr native   19.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Chao Phraya, Meklong and Mekong basins (Ref. 27732). Also known from the river systems of Southeast Thailand (Ref. 26336). Found in Ubon Ratchatani market ("presumably caught in Mun river near Ubon Ratchatani, Mekong basin") (Ref. 33021). Also Ref. 39392. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus siamensis (Günther, 1861) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Nong Mong (Nan), Krabin (Sa Kaew), Lop Buri, Chi river (Udon Thani), Sakhon Nakhon, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Sawan, Nong Khai, Khon Khan, Chiang Rai, Uthai Thani and Phrae (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 27732, 36654, 39392, 83418. 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus taeniagaster (Fowler, 1935) Fr native   22.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Chao Phrya and Meklong basins (Ref. 12693). Museum: Huay Nam Ngam & Mekong mainstream near That Phanom, CAS 92403 (Ref. 5515); also from Chanthaburi and Sakon Nakhon (Ref. 37773). 
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus tapirus Kottelat & Widjanarti, 2005 Fr native   17.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Trang (Ref. 37773). 
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