FRESH WATER FISHES OF MALAYSIA

(All Pictures Are In Alphabetical Order of Local Common Names)

BELIDA (Feather Back) Notopterus chitala

Family :- Notopteridae   Average size :- 60cm

 Other names :- Giant Feather Back, Knife Fish

BAUNG (River Catfish) Mystus nemurus

Family - Bagridae , Average size - 50cm

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BAWAL MERAH (Pacu)

HARUAN (Stripped Snakehead) Channa striatus

 Family - Channidae , Average size - 40cm

Other names:- Sang Yee, Aruan, Ruan, Toman Paya

JELAWAT (River Carp) Leotobarbus hoeveni

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 50cm

Other names:- Sultan Fish, Sultan Yee

KAP KEPALA BESAR (Big Head Carp) Aristichthys nobilis

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 60cm 

Other names :- Tai Tau, Twa Hu, Siong Yee, Hwa Leng

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KAP RUMPUT (Grass Carp) Ctenopharyngodon idellus

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 80cm

Other names:- Chow Hu, Wan Yee, Siong Yee, Hwa Leng

 KAP LUMPUR (Mud Carp) Cirrhina molitorella

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 50cm

Other names:- Toh Leng

KELAH (Malaysian Mahseer) Tor tambroides

Family :- Cyprinidae    Average size :- 45cm

Other names :- Greater Brook Carp   

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KALUI (Giant Gourami) Osphronemus goramy

Family - Anabantidae , Average size - 40cm

KAWAN (Friendly Carp)

KELI BUNGA (Walking Catfish) Clarias batrachus

Family - Clariidae , Average size - 30cm 

Other names:- Tong Sat

KELI (Walking Catfish) Clarias batrachus

Family - Clariidae , Average size - 30cm 

Other names:- Tong Sat   

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KETUTU (Marble Goby) Oxyeleotris marmoratus

Family - Eleptridae , Average size - 45cm

Other names:- Ubi

LEE KOH SILVER (Common Carp) Cyprinus carpio specularis

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 50cm

Other names:- Lee Hu

LEE KOH RED (Common Carp) Cyprinus carpio specularis

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 50cm

Other names:- Lee Hu 

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LEE KOH BLACK (Common Carp) Cyprinus carpio specularis

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 50cm

Other names:- Lee Hu

LAMPAM JAWA (Javanese Barb) Puntius gonionotus

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 30cm

LAMPAM SUNGAI (River Barb) Puntius sp.

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 30cm

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 LAMPAM SIAM (Siamese Barb) Puntius sp.

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 30cm

LALANG (Glass Barb)

Other names:- Aur / Parang 

PATIN (Fresh Water Catfish) Pangasius sp.

Family - Pangasiidae , Average size - 55cm

RONG (Bony Lipped Barb)

SEPAT SIAM (Snakeskin Gouramy) Trichogaster pectoralis

Family - Anabantidae , Average size - 20cm

Other names:- Sepat   

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SEBARAU (Carp)

SIA (Barb)

TOMAN (Snake Head Murrel) Channa micropeltes

Family - Channidae   Average size - 50cm

Other names :- Toman Batik

TILAPIA MERAH (Red Tilapia) Oreochromis sp.

  Family - Cichlidae , Average size - 22cm  

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TILAPIA HITAM (Black Tilapia)

Family - Cichlidae , Average size - 22cm 

TILAPIA KACUKAN - Male (Tilapia Hybrid) T.hornorum X T.mossambica

Family - Cichlidae , Average size - 22cm 

TILAPIA KACUKAN - Female (Tilapia Hybrid) T.hornorum X T.mossambica

Family - Cichlidae , Average size - 22cm 

TILAPIA MOSSAMBI (Tilapia Nile) Tilapia mossambica

Family - Cichlidae , Average size - 22cm    

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TEMAKANG (Kissing Gourami) Helostoma temminckki

Family - Anabantidae , Average size - 20cm

TERBUL (Hasselt's Bony Lipped Barb)

TENGAS (Carp) Acrossocheilus hexagonolepsis

Family - Cyprinidae   Average size - 60cm

Other names:- Tengas Daun , Kejor

  TEMOLEH (Probarbus) Probarbus jullieni

Family - Cyprinidae , Average size - 80cm 

Other names:- Termilian

TAPAH (Giant River Catfish) Wallago attu & Wallago dinema

Family :- Siluridae

Diet :- Fishes,Frogs,Crustaceans,Ducks,Birds & Rats

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