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Freshwater Fish Identification






The list below are fish species caught in Malaysia. Malaysia is situated in the Central Indo-Pacific basin. There are approximately 2250 different species of fish in Malaysia, thanks to the unique geographic location and tropical climate.









Species Group: Miscellaneous freshwater fishes (ISSCAAP 13)




Common Name: Climbing Perch

Scientific Name: Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)

Mandarin Name: 山鯽(Shān zéi), 攀鲈 (Pān lú)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Puyu, Pepuyu













Common Name: Asian Redtail Catfish

Scientific Name: Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Chinese Name: 白须公 (Bái xū gōng)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Baung, Sobong

Size: Maximum total length of 65 cm.










Common Name: Tinfoil Barb, Goldfoil Barb

Scientific Name: Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Bleeker, 1854)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Kepiat, Lampan Sungai






















Common Name: Mozambique Tilapia

Scientific Name: Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Chinese Name: 非洲鱼 (Fēizhōu yú)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Tilapia, Mudjair

Local Hokkien: Hui Chiu










Common Name: Slender Walking Catfish

Scientific Name: Clarias nieuhofii Valenciennes, 1840

Mandarin Name: 连鳍胡鲶 (Lián qí hú nián), 塘虱 (Táng shī)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Keli, Keli Limbat

Local Hokkien: Thor Sat

Local Teochew: Thow Sak




















Common Name:Northern Mud Gudgeon

Scientific Name: Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Ubi Belontok

















Common Name: Marble Goby

Scientific Name: Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker, 1852)

Mandarin Name: 笋壳鱼 (Sǔn ké yú), 顺壳鱼 (Shùn ké yú), 蓝哥鱼 (Lán gē yú), 林哥鱼 (Lín gē yú)

Local Malay Name: Ketutu, Haruan Hantu, Bakut, Ubi

Local Hokkien: Soon Hock

Remarks: The fish is very active at night.



























Common Name: Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish

Scientific Name: Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Bandaraya, Ikan Cuci Cermin


Remarks: This species is native to South America but was caught in Skudai River in Malaysia. Probably due to escape during flood at the nearby village.






















Common Name: Three Spot Gourami

Scientific Name: Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Sepat Padi, Sepat Minyak, Sepat Ronggeng












Common Name: Snakehead Murrel, Striped Snakehead

Scientific Name: Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)

Mandarin Name: 线鳢 (Xiàn lǐ), 生鱼 (Shēng yú)

Local Malay Name: Ikan Haruan, , Toman Paya


Local Hokkien: Lay Hu
















Notes:






ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants
D = Demersal finfishes
Demersal fishes lives in greater depth of oceans. They are also called bottom feeders.

P = Pelagic finfishes
Pelagic fishes are found mostly at shallow depths and their availability decreases with depth as food material and


oxygen became scarce.
sp. = Species
spp. = Several Species (Species Plural)

References:
Lauretta Burke, Liz Selig (WRI), and Mark Spalding (2002). Biodiversity of Southeast AsianCoral Reefs in: Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK. pp 13

Mohd Azmi Ambak, Mansor Mat Isa, Mohd Zaidi Zakaria and Mazlan Abd Ghaffar (2010) Fishes of Malaysia. Universiti Malaysia Trengganu, Malaysia. Penerbit UMT.
Fishbase. Available at:
http://www.fishbase.org
Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Available at:
http://www.fao.org/fishery/