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List of Freshwater Fishes for Viet Nam n=454
Species Family Status
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Gobiidae Acanthogobius flavimanus Yellowfin goby  Cá Bong native
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream   native
Cyprinidae Acanthorhodeus polyspinus     native
Cobitidae Acantopsis choirorhynchos Horseface loach  Cá chia voi native
Cobitidae Acantopsis dialuzona     native
Cyprinidae Acheilognathus barbatulus     native
Cyprinidae Acheilognathus deignani     native
Cyprinidae Acheilognathus longibarbatus     native
Cyprinidae Acheilognathus tonkinensis     native
Cyprinidae Acrossocheilus iridescens     native
Akysidae Akysis similis     native
Cyprinidae Albulichthys albuloides     native
Ambassidae Ambassis buruensis Buru glass perchlet   native
Ambassidae Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy   native
Ambassidae Ambassis kopsii Freckled hawkfish   native
Ambassidae Ambassis vachellii Vachelli's glass perchlet   native
Cyprinidae Amblyrhynchichthys truncatus    Cá trao tráo native
Anabantidae Anabas testudineus Climbing perch  Cá ro dong native
Anguillidae Anguilla japonica Japanese eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel   native
Balitoridae Annamia normani     native
Aplocheilidae Aplocheilus panchax Blue panchax  Cá bac dâu native
Cyprinidae Aristichthys nobilis Bighead carp   introduced
Ariidae Arius arius Threadfin sea catfish   native
Ariidae Arius sagor Sagor catfish  Cá vo chó native
Ariidae Arius stormii Armoured sea catfish   native
Ariidae Arius venosus Veined catfish  Cá úc nghê native
Tetraodontidae Auriglobus nefastus Greenbottle pufferfish   native
Gobiidae Awaous melanocephalus Largesnout goby   native
Sisoridae Bagarius bagarius Dwarf goonch  Cá chien native
Sisoridae Bagarius rutilus     native
Sisoridae Bagarius yarrelli Goonch   native
Bagridae Bagrichthys macropterus False black lancer  Cá chot chuoi native
Bagridae Bagrichthys obscurus     native
Cyprinidae Balantiocheilos melanopterus Tricolor sharkminnow  Cá hoc tro native
Balitoridae Balitora kwangsiensis     native
Balitoridae Balitora lancangjiangensis     native
Cyprinidae Bangana behri     native
Cyprinidae Bangana lemassoni     native
Cyprinidae Bangana tonkinensis     native
Cyprinidae Bangana xanthogenys     native
Cyprinidae Barbichthys laevis Sucker barb  Cá ba luoi native
Cyprinidae Barbichthys nitidus     native
Cyprinidae Barbodes balleroides     native
Cyprinidae Barbodes benasi     native
Cyprinidae Barbodes hexagonolepis Copper mahseer   native
Cyprinidae Barbonymus altus Red tailed tinfoil  Cá he vàng native
Cyprinidae Barbonymus gonionotus Java barb  Cá mè vinh native
Cyprinidae Barbonymus schwanenfeldii Tinfoil barb  Cá he do native
Siluridae Belodontichthys dinema    Cá trèn rang native
Siluridae Belodontichthys truncatus     native
Belontiidae Betta pugnax Penang betta   native
Belontiidae Betta splendens Siamese fighting fish  Cá lia thia native
Belontiidae Betta taeniata Borneo betta  Cá lia thia native
Sciaenidae Boesemania microlepis Boeseman croaker  Ca suu native
Gobiidae Boleophthalmus boddarti Boddart's goggle-eyed goby  Cá bong sao native
Cobitidae Botia beauforti Chameleon loach   native
Cobitidae Botia eos Sun loach  Cá heo native
Cobitidae Botia helodes Tiger botia   native
Cobitidae Botia hymenophysa Tiger loach  Cá heo misidentification
Cobitidae Botia lecontei Silver loach  Cá heo native
Cobitidae Botia modesta Redtail botia  Cá heo native
Soleidae Brachirus panoides    Cá luoi mèo native
Soleidae Brachirus siamensis     native
Gobiidae Brachygobius doriae    Cá bong mát tre native
Eleotridae Butis butis Duckbill sleeper  Cá bong trân native
Eleotridae Butis koilomatodon Mud sleeper   native
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus auratus Goldfish   introduced
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Tetraodontidae Carinotetraodon lorteti Redeye puffer   native
Cyprinidae Catla catla Catla   introduced
Cyprinidae Catlocarpio siamensis Giant barb  Ca ho native
Channidae Channa asiatica Small snakehead   native
Channidae Channa gachua    Cá chanh duc native
Channidae Channa lucius    Cá day native
Channidae Channa maculata     native
Channidae Channa marulius Great snakehead   native
Channidae Channa melasoma Black snakehead   native
Channidae Channa micropeltes Giant snakehead  Cá bong native
Channidae Channa orientalis Walking snakehead   native
Channidae Channa striata Snakehead murrel  Cá lòc native
Cyprinidae Chanodichthys flavipinnis     native
Chanidae Chanos chanos Milkfish  Cá Máng native
Chaudhuriidae Chaudhuria caudata Burmese spineless eel   native
Cyprinidae Chela caeruleostigmata Leaping barb   native
Cyprinidae Chela laubuca Indian glass barb   native
Tetraodontidae Chelonodon patoca Milkspotted puffer  Cá nóc native
Notopteridae Chitala chitala Clown knifefish  Cá còm misidentification
Notopteridae Chitala ornata Clown featherback   native
Tetraodontidae Chonerhinos modestus    Cá nóc vàng native
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus caudimaculatus    Cá linh gió native
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus cirrhosus Mrigal   introduced
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus jullieni    Cá linh ong native
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus microlepis Small scale mud carp   native
Cyprinidae Cirrhinus molitorella Mud carp  Cá linh ria native
Clariidae Clarias batrachus Walking catfish  Cá trê tráng native
Clariidae Clarias fuscus Whitespotted clarias   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   introduced
Clariidae Clarias macrocephalus Broadhead catfish  Cá trê vàng native
Clariidae Clarias meladerma Blackskin catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias nieuhofii     native
Clupeidae Clupanodon thrissa Chinese gizzard shad   native
Clupeidae Clupeichthys goniognathus Sumatran river sprat   native
Clupeidae Clupeoides borneensis Borneo river sprat   native
Schilbeidae Clupisoma sinensis     native
Cobitidae Cobitis laoensis     native
Cobitidae Cobitis misgurnoides     native
Engraulidae Coilia grayii Gray's grenadier anchovy  Cá mào gà tráng native
Engraulidae Coilia lindmani Lindman's grenadier anchovy   native
Engraulidae Coilia macrognathos Longjaw grenadier anchovy  Cá mào gà do native
Engraulidae Coilia reynaldi Reynald's grenadier anchovy  Cá mào gà native
Coiidae Coius microlepis Finescale tigerfish  Cá huòng native
Coiidae Coius quadrifasciatus Four-barred tigerfish  Cá huòng native
Percichthyidae Coreoperca whiteheadi     native
Clupeidae Corica soborna Ganges river sprat   native
Cyprinidae Cosmochilus harmandi    Cá duòng bay native
Cranoglanididae Cranoglanis bouderius     native
Cranoglanididae Cranoglanis henrici     native
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus cobitis     native
Cyprinidae Crossocheilus reticulatus    Cá nút native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idellus Grass carp  Cá châm Treng introduced
Cyprinidae Cyclocheilichthys apogon Beardless barb  Cá ba ky do native
Cyprinidae Cyclocheilichthys armatus     native
Cyprinidae Cyclocheilichthys enoplos    Cá coc native
Cyprinidae Cyclocheilichthys heteronema     native
Cyprinidae Cyclocheilichthys microlepis     native
Cyprinidae Cyclocheilichthys repasson    Cá ba ky tráng native
Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus lingua Long tongue sole  Cá luoi trâu native
Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus microlepis Smallscale tonguesole   native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp  Cá Chép native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio viridiviolaceus     native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus multitaeniata     native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus rubrofuscus     native
Cyprinidae Danio albolineatus Pearl danio   native
Coiidae Datnioides pulcher     native
Coiidae Datnioides undecimradiatus     native
Hemiramphidae Dermogenys pusilla Wrestling halfbeak  Cá lìm kìm native
Hemiramphidae Dermogenys siamensis     native
Syngnathidae Doryichthys boaja Long-snouted pipefish  Cá ngua xuong native
Eleotridae Eleotris fusca Dusky sleeper   native
Eleotridae Eleotris oxycephala    Cá bong trúng native
Polynemidae Eleutheronema tetradactylum Fourfinger threadfin  Cá chét native
Cyprinidae Esomus longimanus Mekong flying barb  Cá lòng tong bay native
Cyprinidae Esomus malayensis Malayan flying barb   native
Cyprinidae Esomus metallicus Striped flying barb   native
Cyprinidae Garra apogon     native
Cyprinidae Garra cambodgiensis Stonelapping minnow   native
Cyprinidae Garra cyclostomata     native
Cyprinidae Garra imberbis     native
Cyprinidae Garra nasuta     native
Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus Golden tank goby   native
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris Tank goby  Cá bong cat native
Sisoridae Glyptothorax honghensis     native
Sisoridae Glyptothorax interspinalum     native
Sisoridae Glyptothorax quadriocellatus     native
Gobiidae Gobiopterus chuno Glass goby   native
Gyrinocheilidae Gyrinocheilus aymonieri Chinese algae-eater  Cá may native
Cyprinidae Hampala macrolepidota Hampala barb  Cá ngua native
Pangasiidae Helicophagus leptorhynchus     native
Pangasiidae Helicophagus waandersii    Cá tra chuot native
Bagridae Hemibagrus elongatus     native
Bagridae Hemibagrus filamentus     native
Bagridae Hemibagrus guttatus     native
Bagridae Hemibagrus nemurus Asian redtail catfish  Cá Lang native
Bagridae Hemibagrus planiceps    Cá chot native
Bagridae Hemibagrus pluriradiatus     native
Bagridae Hemibagrus wyckii    Cá lang native
Bagridae Hemibagrus wyckioides     native
Cyprinidae Hemibarbus labeo Barbel steed   native
Cyprinidae Hemiculter krempfi     native
Balitoridae Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides     native
Balitoridae Hemimyzon papilio     native
Ariidae Hemipimelodus borneensis    Cá úc mim native
Cyprinidae Henicorhynchus lineatus     native
Cyprinidae Henicorhynchus siamensis Siamese mud carp   native
Dasyatidae Himantura chaophraya Freshwater whipray   native
Dasyatidae Himantura oxyrhyncha Marbled whipray   native
Balitoridae Homaloptera indochinensis     native
Cyprinidae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp   introduced
Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus limbatus Congaturi halfbeak   native
Cyprinidae Hypsibarbus annamensis     native
Cyprinidae Hypsibarbus pierrei     native
Cyprinidae Hypsibarbus suvattii     native
Cyprinidae Hypsibarbus vernayi     native
Cyprinidae Hypsibarbus wetmorei    Cá mè vinh native
Clupeidae Ilisha megaloptera Bigeye ilisha  Cá be tráng native
Clupeidae Konosirus punctatus Konoshiro gizzard shad   native
Siluridae Kryptopterus bicirrhis Glass catfish   native
Siluridae Kryptopterus cryptopterus    Cá trèn mo native
Cyprinidae Labeo chrysophekadion Black sharkminnow  Cá ét moi native
Cyprinidae Labeo indramontri    Cá linh chu native
Cyprinidae Labeo pierrei     native
Cyprinidae Labeo rohita Rohu   introduced
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus leptocheila    Cá linh ria native
Cyprinidae Labiobarbus siamensis    Cá linh ria native
Schilbeidae Laides longibarbis     native
Percichthyidae Lateolabrax japonicus Japanese seaperch   native
Centropomidae Lates calcarifer Barramundi &