Freshwater Fish Species in Salween River [Myanmar + Thailand]

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Fish Species in Salween The Salween River originates in the Tibethan range of the eastern Himalayas. The river passes through western Yunnan, China, Myanmar, and then forms the border between Myanmar and Thailand, before it turns west and drains into the Andaman Sea
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=147]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Acanthocobitis botia

Balitoridae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

Balitoridae

demersal

10 TL

2.6

native

Acanthopsoides delphax

Cobitidae

demersal

8 TL

3.5

native

Acantopsis dialuzona

Cobitidae

demersal

31 TL

3.5

native

Amblyceps foratum

Amblycipitidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Amblyceps mucronatum

Amblycipitidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Amblyceps platycephalus

Amblycipitidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Aplocheilus panchax

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

native

Aspidoparia morar

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.0

native

Badis ruber

Nandidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Bagarius bagarius

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

39 TL

3.7

native

Bagarius yarrelli

Sisoridae

demersal

244 TL

3.7

native

Balitora burmanica

Balitoridae

demersal

10 TL

2.0

native

Bangana almorae

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

39 TL

2.8

native

Bangana devdevi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

Barbodes sarana

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

42 TL

3.4

native

Barilius ornatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Batasio dayi

Bagridae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Botia berdmorei

Cobitidae

demersal

17 TL

3.2

native

Botia histrionica

Cobitidae

demersal

17 TL

3.2

native

Botia rostrata

Cobitidae

demersal

17 TL

3.2

native

Brachydanio jayarami

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Brachydanio sondhii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Chagunius baileyi

Cyprinidae

demersal

25 TL

2.9

native

Channa gachua

Channidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.8

native

Channa striata

Channidae

benthopelagic

122 TL

3.7

native

Chaudhuria caudata

Chaudhuriidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.3

native

Chela laubuca

Cyprinidae

pelagic

17 TL

3.2

native

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

122 TL

2.4

native

Clarias batrachus

Clariidae

demersal

47 TL

3.3

native

Crossocheilus burmanicus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.6

native

Cryptotora thamicola

Balitoridae

demersal

4 TL

3.1

native

Cyprinus intha

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

77 TL

3.0

native

Danio aequipinnatus

Cyprinidae

pelagic

15 TL

3.2

native

Danio albolineatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.3

native

Danio annandalei

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.3

native

Danio kakhienensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.2

native

Danio laoensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.4

native

Danio nigrofasciatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.9

native

Danio spinosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.3

endemic

Diptychus kaznakovi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

70 TL

3.0

native

Epalzeorhynchos bicornis

Cyprinidae

demersal

14 TL

2.0

native

Erethistes maesotensis

Erethistidae

demersal

3 TL

3.1

native

Esomus ahli

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

2.9

endemic

Esomus altus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.9

endemic

Esomus metallicus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.3

native

Gagata dolichonema

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Gagata gasawyuh

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.0

native

Gagata melanopterus

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.0

native

Garra gravelyi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.1

endemic

Garra imberbis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.2

native

Garra nasuta

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Garra notata

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Glyptothorax dorsalis

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Glyptothorax trilineatus

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.4

native

Glyptothorax zanaensis

Sisoridae

demersal

12 TL

3.1

native

Hampala salweenensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

2.9

native

Hemibagrus imbrifer

Bagridae

demersal

23 TL

3.3

native

Hemimyzon nujiangensis

Balitoridae

demersal

8 TL

2.9

native

Hypsibarbus salweenensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

36 TL

2.8

native

Inlecypris auropurpureus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

endemic

Labeo angra

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.0

native

Labeo calbasu

Cyprinidae

demersal

90 TL

2.0

native

Labeo chrysophekadion

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

90 TL

2.0

native

Labeo curchius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

42 TL

2.9

native

Labeo dyocheilus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

90 TL

2.5

native

Labeo gonius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

150 TL

3.0

native

Labiobarbus leptocheila

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.5

native

Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei

Cobitidae

demersal

16 TL

3.6

native

Lepidocephalichthys hasselti

Cobitidae

demersal

5 TL

2.7

native

Lepidocephalichthys micropogon

Cobitidae

demersal

16 TL

3.6

native

Lepidocephalus guntea

Cobitidae

demersal

15 TL

3.2

native

Mastacembelus alboguttatus

Mastacembelidae

demersal

49 TL

3.5

native

Mastacembelus armatus

Mastacembelidae

demersal

68 TL

2.8

native

Microrasbora erythromicron

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

2 TL

3.6

endemic

Microrasbora rubescens

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.0

endemic

Monopterus albus

Synbranchidae

demersal

122 TL

2.9

native

Mystacoleucus argenteus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.0

native

Mystus cavasius

Bagridae

demersal

49 TL

3.7

native

Mystus rufescens

Bagridae

demersal

18 TL

3.1

native

Nemacheilus labeosus

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.6

native

Neolissochilus blythii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

endemic

Neolissochilus dukai

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

2.8

native

Neolissochilus nigrovittatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.9

endemic

Neolissochilus stevensonii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

2.8

endemic

Neolissochilus stracheyi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

74 TL

2.0

native

Neolissochilus vittatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

2.8

native

Neonoemacheilus mengdingensis

Balitoridae

demersal

7 TL

2.9

native

Notopterus notopterus

Notopteridae

demersal

74 TL

3.5

native

Oreoglanis insignis

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Oreoglanis macropterus

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

native

Oryzias latipes

Adrianichthyidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Oryzias minutillus

Adrianichthyidae

benthopelagic

2 TL

2.4

native

Oryzias sinensis

Adrianichthyidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.7

native

Osteobrama alfrediana

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.0

native

Osteobrama belangeri

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.8

native

Osteobrama feae

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Osteochilus hasseltii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

2.6

native

Osteochilus microcephalus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

2.0

native

Pangio fusca

Cobitidae

demersal

10 TL

3.2

native

Pareuchiloglanis feae

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.2

native

Pareuchiloglanis gongshanensis

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

native

Pareuchiloglanis kamengensis

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

native

Physoschistura brunneana

Balitoridae

demersal

6 TL

2.9

native

Physoschistura raoi

Balitoridae

demersal

5 TL

2.7

native

Physoschistura rivulicola

Balitoridae

demersal

6 TL

2.7

endemic

Physoschistura shanensis

Balitoridae

demersal

7 TL

2.9

native

Placocheilus cryptonemus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.0

native

Poropuntius carinatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

0.0

native

Poropuntius chondrorhynchus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.2

native

Poropuntius hampaloides

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.2

native

Poropuntius heterolepidotus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.2

native

Poropuntius scapanognathus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

native

Pseudecheneis sulcata

Sisoridae

demersal

20 TL

3.0

native

Puntius binotatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

2.8

native

Puntius burmanicus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

native

Puntius chola

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Puntius ticto

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.5

native

Raiamas guttatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

3.9

native

Rasbora daniconius

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Sawbwa resplendens

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.3

native

Scaphiodonichthys burmanicus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

2.4

native

Schistura alticrista

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.5

native

Schistura cincticauda

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.7

native

Schistura kengtungensis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.8

native

Schistura maepaiensis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

6 TL

2.9

native

Schistura mahnerti

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.6

native

Schistura moeiensis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.7

native

Schistura oedipus

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.6

native

Schistura paucicincta

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.9

native

Schistura poculi

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.6

native

Schistura reidi

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Schistura similis

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.5

native

Schistura vinciguerrae

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.5

native

Schizothorax lantsangensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.8

native

Tor brevifilis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

88 TL

3.0

native

Tor tambra

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

100 TL

3.2

native

Tor tambroides

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

122 TL

3.0

native

Tor tor

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

52 TL

2.6

native

Trichogaster trichopterus

Belontiidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.4

native

Trichopsis vittata

Belontiidae

demersal

9 TL

3.4

native

Triplophysa microps

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Triplophysa stenura

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

native

Triplophysa stoliczkae

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.7

native

Wallago attu

Siluridae

demersal

240 TL

4.5

native

Yunnanilus brevis

Balitoridae

demersal

7 TL

3.1

native

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