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List of Freshwater Fishes for Hong Kong

Number of freshwater fish species: 56

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream  Hak lap native
Anguillidae Anguilla japonica Japanese eel  Bat sin native
Cyprinidae Aristichthys nobilis Bighead carp  Hak lin introduced
Gobiidae Brachyamblyopus brachysoma   native
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus auratus Goldfish  Kam tsak native
Channidae Channa asiatica Small snakehead  San ban native
Channidae Channa maculata   native
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus chinensis Chinese mud carp  Leng ue native
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus molitorella Mud carp   introduced
Clariidae Clarias fuscus Whitespotted clarias  Bak fu ue native
Engraulidae Coilia nasus Japanese grenadier anchovy  Fung mei ue native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp  Waan ue introduced
Cyprinidae Culter erythropterus Predatory carp  Bak ue native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp  Lei ue introduced
Eleotridae Eleotris balia   native
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish  Dai to ue introduced
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris Tank goby  Lam go ue native
Cyprinidae Hemiculter leucisculus Sharpbelly  Lam do native
Gobiidae Hemigobius hoevenii   native
Balitoridae Homaloptera hoffmanni  Sucker-belly loach native
Cyprinidae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp  Bin ue native
Osphronemidae Macropodus hongkongensis   native
Osphronemidae Macropodus ocellatus Roundtail paradisefish  Fa sau gun questionable
Osphronemidae Macropodus opercularis Paradise fish  Tin tong ue native
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass  Tam suy lo ue introduced
Cobitidae Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Oriental weatherfish  Nai chau native
Cobitidae Misgurnus mizolepis  Pond loach native
Synbranchidae Monopterus albus Swamp eel  Wong sin native
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet  Wu tau native
Cyprinidae Mylopharyngodon piceus Black carp  Hak waan native
Balitoridae Nemacheilus fasciatus Barred loach  So chau native
Salangidae Neosalanx jordani   native
Cyprinidae Opsariichthys bidens   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia  Gam san tsak introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   introduced
Balitoridae Oreonectes platycephalus Flat-headed loach  Bin tau chau native
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias latipes Japanese rice fish  Fut mei dzeung ue native
Cyprinidae Osteochilus vittatus Bonylip barb  Uen kei ue questionable
Cyprinidae Parabramis pekinensis White amur bream  Bin ue native
Ophichthidae Pisodonophis boro Rice-paddy eel  Snake eel native
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata Guppy  Hung dzoek ue introduced
Balitoridae Pseudogastromyzon myersi Sucker-belly loach  Kap poon chau native
Siluridae Pterocryptis anomala   native
Siluridae Pterocryptis cochinchinensis  Catfish native
Gobiidae Rhinogobius duospilus   native
Salangidae Salanx cuvieri Noodlefish   native
Salangidae Salanx prognathus   native
Balitoridae Schistura hingi   native
Sillaginidae Sillago sihama Silver sillago  Silver sillago native
Cyprinidae Tanichthys albonubes White cloud mountain minnow  Bak wan gam si native
Clupeidae Tenualosa reevesii Reeve's shad  Sam Lai native
Cyprinidae Xenocypris argentea Yellowfin   native
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtail   introduced
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus variatus Variable platyfish   introduced
Cyprinidae Zacco platypus Freshwater minnow  Hung tsi dzi native
Hemiramphidae Zenarchopterus ectuntio   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006

The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.