Freshwater Fish of Malaysia

Here is a list of what you can find swimming in our waters

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Slender Betta ¹
Betta bellica

Peaceful Betta ²
Betta imbellis

Giant Gourami ³
Osphronemus goramy

Moonlight Gourami ⁴
Trichopodus microlepis

Snakeskin gourami ⁵
Trichopodus pectoralis

three spot gourami ⁶
Trichopodus trichopterus

Croaking Gourami ⁷
Trichopsis vittata

Apollo Betta ⁵
Betta apollon

Akar Betta
Betta akarensis

Ibanorum Betta ⁸
Betta ibanorum

Eyespot Betta ⁹
Betta ocellata

Penang Betta
Betta pugnax

Borneo Betta ¹⁰
Betta taeniata

Crocodile Pikehead Gourami ⁵
Luciocephalus pulcher

Bornean Leaffish ¹¹
Nandus nebulosus

Gastromyzon lepidogaster

Hampala Barb ¹²
Hampala macrolepidota

Elegant Rasbora ¹³
Rasbora elegans

Maroon Shark ¹⁴
Leptobarbus hoevenii

Tinfoil Barb ¹⁵
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Amur Carp ¹⁶
Cyprinus rubrofuscus

Pearl Danio ¹⁷
Danio albolineatus

Blue Danio ¹⁸
Danio kerri

Queen Danio ¹⁹
Devario regina

Striped Flying Barb ²⁰
Esomus metallicus

Labiobarbus leptocheilus ²¹

Hard-lipped Barb ²¹
Osteochilus vittatus

Red-tailed Rasbora ¹⁸
Rasbora borapetensis

Sidestripe rasbora ¹⁹
Rasbora paviana

Acehnese Mahseer ²²
Tor tambra

Coolie Loach ²³
Pangio semicincta

Greater Scissortail
Rasbora caudimaculata

Saddle Barb ²⁴
Barbodes banksi

Spotted Barb ²⁵
Barbodes binotatus

Gastromyzon monticola ²⁶

Gastromyzon ocellatus

Gastromyzon punctulatus ²⁷

Pangio piperata

Spanner Barb ²⁸
Barbodes lateristriga

Labiobarbus fasciatus ²¹

Labiobarbus festivus

Labiobarbus ocellatus

Silver Rasbora ²⁵
Rasbora argyrotaenia

Bangka rasbora ²⁹
Rasbora bankanensis

Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon ³⁰
Eleotris melanosoma

Marbled Goby ³⁰
Oxyeleotris marmorata

Asian swamp eel ³¹
Monopterus albus

half-banded spiny eel ³²
Macrognathus circumcinctus

Macrognathus maculatus ³³

Fire Eel ³⁴
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Celebes Longfin Eel ²⁰
Anguilla celebesensis

Western Mosquitofish ³⁵
Gambusia affinis

Blue panchax ³⁶
Aplocheilus panchax

Guppy ³⁷
Poecilia reticulata

Estuarine Halfbeak ³⁸
Zenarchopterus dispar

Shortnose River Garfish ³⁹
Zenarchopterus gilli

Northern River Garfish ¹⁹
Zenarchopterus buffonis

Forest Halfbeak ³⁶
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus

Dwarf Snakehead ³⁰
Channa gachua

Giant Snakehead ⁴⁰
Channa micropeltes

Striped Snakehead ⁴¹
Channa striata

Forest Snakehead ⁴²
Channa lucius

Oblong Blowfish ⁴³
Takifugu oblongus

Bornean Redeye Puffer
Carinotetraodon borneensis

Yellow Puffer
Chonerhinos naritus

Green Spotted Puffer ⁴⁴
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

Banded Archerfish ⁴⁵
Toxotes jaculatrix

Sevenspot Archerfish ⁴⁶
Toxotes chatareus

Spotted Scat ⁴⁷
Scatophagus argus

Green Chromide ⁴⁸
Etroplus suratensis

Mozambique Tilapia ⁴⁹
Oreochromis mossambicus

Nile Tilapia ⁵⁰
Oreochromis niloticus

Oscar ⁵¹
Astronotus ocellatus

Mayan Cichlid ⁵²
Mayaheros urophthalmus

Climbing Perch ²⁵
Anabas testudineus

Kissing Gourami ⁵³
Helostoma temminckii

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