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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Philippines
n = 361
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Table 1: 344 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: 4 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 361 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 344 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes palavanensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes quinquemaculatusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes resinusendemic  Bagañgan 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes sirangendemic  Sirang 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes trasendemic  Tras 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes truncatulusendemic  Bitungu 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes tumbaendemic  Tumba 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbodes umaliinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbonymus gonionotusintroduced Silver barb Tawes 
Perciformes Gobiidae Bathygobius fuscusnative Dusky frillgoby Bia 
Perciformes Eleotridae Belobranchus belobranchusnative Throat-spine gudgeon Batingulo 
Perciformes Gobiidae Boleophthalmus boddartinative Boddart's goggle-eyed goby Bia 
Perciformes Eleotridae Bostrychus albooculatanative   
Perciformes Eleotridae Bostrychus expatriaendemic  Bulokot 
Perciformes Gobiidae Brachygobius aggregatusnative Schooling bumblebee goby Bia 
Perciformes Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoidesnative Greenback gauvina Boto-bot 
Perciformes Eleotridae Butis amboinensisnative Olive flathead-gudgeon Biyang sunog 
Perciformes Eleotridae Butis butisnative Duckbill sleeper Pasel 
Perciformes Eleotridae Butis gymnopomusnative   
Perciformes Eleotridae Butis koilomatodonnative Mud sleeper  
Perciformes Gobiidae Caecogobius cryptophthalmusendemic   
Perciformes Gobiidae Callogobius hasseltiinative Hasselt's goby Bia 
Perciformes Gobiidae Caragobius urolepisnative Scaleless worm goby Bia 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius auratusintroduced Goldfish karpita 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius carassiusintroduced Crucian carp Wild goldfish 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark Pating 
Siluriformes Ariidae Cephalocassis manillensisendemic   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Cestraeus goldieinative Goldie river mullet Banak 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Cestraeus oxyrhyncusnative Sharp-nosed river mullet Banak 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Cestraeus plicatilisnative Lobed river mullet Ludong 
Perciformes Channidae Channa maculatanative Blotched snakehead  
Perciformes Channidae Channa melasomanative Black snakehead  
Perciformes Channidae Channa striataintroduced Striped snakehead Anak dalag 
Gonorynchiformes Chanidae Chanos chanosnative Milkfish Awa 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon macrolepisnative Largescale mullet Talilong 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon melinopterusnative Otomebora mullet Araran 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon subviridisnative Greenback mullet Aligasin 
Osteoglossiformes Notopteridae Chitala chitalaintroduced Clown knifefish  
Osteoglossiformes Notopteridae Chitala ornataintroduced Clown featherback  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cirrhinus cirrhosusintroduced Mrigal carp  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias batrachusintroduced Philippine catfish Hitong batukan 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias fuscusnative Hong Kong catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusintroduced North African catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias macrocephalusnative Bighead catfish Hito 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias meladermanative Blackskin catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias nieuhofiinative Slender walking catfish  
Clupeiformes Clupeidae Clupea manulensisnative   
Characiformes Serrasalmidae Colossoma macropomumintroduced Cachama  
Perciformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliiintroduced Redbelly tilapia Zill's tilapia 
Siluriformes Callichthyidae Corydoras aeneusintroduced Bronze corydoras Bronze catfish 
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