Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 45563).
| Family | Species | Author | Info | Occurrence | Common names | Abundance | Max length | Maturity | Remark | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gobiidae | Acanthogobius hasta | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | Fr, Br, M | native | 長身鯊 (Mandarin Chinese) | 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from Erh-jen-shi, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). | | ||
| Sparidae | Acanthopagrus latus | (Houttuyn, 1782) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq, Lf | native | Yellowfin seabream (English), 烏鯮 (Mandarin Chinese), 赤翅仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 烏格 (Mandarin Chinese) | 40.00 cm FL male/unsexed | Known from northern Taiwan (Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung, Lu-kang and Chang-hwa) (Ref. 43515). Collected from mangrove creeks in Chu-Wei and Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). The first successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1980 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 4868, 36073, 47843. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Acentrogobius chlorostigmatoides | (Bleeker, 1849) | Fr, Br | native | 綠斑細棘鰕虎魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 12.40 cm TL male/unsexed | Museum: Tzengwen River, Tainan County, ASIZP-057443 (6.11 cm SL). Shi-liao, Tainan County, ASIZP-057444 (6.83 cm SL). Pei-men, Tainan County, ASIZP-057445 (2, 6.92-7.5 cm SL) (Ref. 48454). | | ||
| Cyprinidae | Acrossocheilus paradoxus | (Günther, 1868) | Fr | native | 石斑 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣石 (Mandarin Chinese), 石 (Mandarin Chinese), 秋斑 (Mandarin Chinese) | common (usually seen) | 22.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||
| Ambassidae | Ambassis miops | Günther, 1872 | Fr, Br, M | native | 少棘雙邊魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 10.30 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creek in Pei-Men, southwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Also Ref. 6898. | | ||
| Ambassidae | Ambassis urotaenia | Bleeker, 1852 | Fr, Br, M, Sp | native | 細尾雙邊魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | occasional (usually not seen) | 14.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455); also reported from the Penghu Archipelago (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 36073, 43515, 47843, 89111. | | |
| Cichlidae | Amphilophus citrinellus | (Günther, 1864) | Fr, Or | introduced | 24.40 cm SL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619).). | | |||
| Anabantidae | Anabas testudineus | (Bloch, 1792) | Fr | native | 25.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 7050, 43281. | | |||
| Anguillidae | Anguilla anguilla | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr | not established | European eel (English) | 122 cm TL male/unsexed ;133 cm TL female | Unable to adapt to high temperatures and has been infected with many diseases resulting to its slow growth. Culture of this species may not be successful (Ref. 1739, 6300). | | ||
| Anguillidae | Anguilla bicolor | McClelland, 1844 | Fr, Br, M | native | 二色鰻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 123 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Anguillidae | Anguilla japonica | Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | native | 日本鰻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 150 cm TL male/unsexed | Recorded from northern Taiwan (including Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung, and Chang-hwa) (Ref. 43515); collected from mangrove creeks in Chu-Wei and Chu-Nan (Ref. 48455). Also known from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 43515, 55073). In rivers, populations have significantly decreased in the past decade (Ref. 54416). A gradual decrease in allelic diversity has also been reported (Ref. 54416). Taiwan presently dominates aquaculture production (Ref. 9988). Also Ref. 11230, 36073. | | ||
| Anguillidae | Anguilla marmorata | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Fr, Br, M, Fi | native | 鱸鰻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 70.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;200 cm TL female | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Aphyocypris amnis | Liao, Kullander & Lin, 2011 | Fr | native | 4.73 cm SL male/unsexed | Known only from the type locality, a small tributary of the Shuili River (Ref. 87785). | No picture yet. | |||
| Xenocyprididae | Aphyocypris kikuchii | (Oshima, 1919) | Fr | endemic | Medaka (Mandarin Chinese), 馬達卡 (Mandarin Chinese), 菊池氏細鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 台東地方俗名 (Mandarin Chinese) | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Occurs in east Taiwan. Also Ref. 44416. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Aphyocypris moltrechti | (Regan, 1908) | Fr | endemic | Moltrecht's minnow (English), 台灣副細鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣白魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | scarce (very unlikely) | 5.90 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from several river basins around central Taiwan, and very limited number of natural habitats are known. Threatened by invasive species whereby the population size has dramatically declined in recent years. Occurs in Lake Candidius. | | |
| Ariidae | Arius dispar | Herre, 1926 | Fr, Br | native | 34.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Gobiidae | Awaous melanocephalus | (Bleeker, 1849) | Fr, Br | native | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | |||
| Gobiidae | Awaous ocellaris | (Broussonet, 1782) | Fr, Br | native | 厚唇鯊 (Mandarin Chinese) | 15.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | |||
| Cyprinidae | Barbodes semifasciolatus | (Günther, 1868) | Fr | native | 條紋二鬚魞 (Mandarin Chinese), 紅目鮘 (Mandarin Chinese) | 7.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). | | ||
| Cyprinidae | Barbonymus schwanefeldii | (Bleeker, 1854) | Fr, Or | introduced | 35.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Terapontidae | Bidyanus bidyanus | (Mitchell, 1838) | Fr, Aq | introduced | Silver perch (English) | 40.00 cm SL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1994 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Butidae | Butis gymnopomus | (Bleeker, 1853) | Fr, Br, M | native | 裸首瘠塘鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 11.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | No picture yet. | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Candidia barbata | (Regan, 1908) | Fr, Thr | endemic | 台灣馬口魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣鬚鱲 (Mandarin Chinese), 一枝花 (Mandarin Chinese), 山鰱仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 憨仔魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 14.88 cm SL male/unsexed | Found in most northern river drainages, along basins of western slope from the Central Mountain Ridge and southwards to the Kaoping River (Ref. 79878). Distributed also in middle and upper reaches of rivers in western Taiwan (Ref. 45563). Reported from Kaoping river in southern Taiwan (Ref. 47271). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 45563). | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Candidia pingtungensis | Chen, Wu & Hsu, 2008 | Fr | native | 11.43 cm SL male/unsexed | Type locality, Fongkang River, Pingtung County, NTOUP-2007-07-21-1 (holotype of Candidia pingtungensis, 7.98 cm SL). Known from the Tongkang River southwards to all western drainages of Hengchuen Peninsula and also to the eastern drainage of the Kongkou River and most of Pingtung Country (Ref. 79878). | No picture yet. | |||
| Cyprinidae | Carassius auratus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Aq | not established | Gold crucian carp (English), 土鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯽仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 48.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). Has established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). Production from mono- or polyculture reached 2899.6 t in 1987 (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan not known (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Cyprinidae | Carassius carassius | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Fi, Aq | native | 64.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Cyprinidae | Carassius cuvieri | Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | Fr, Fi | introduced | 日本鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 屈氏鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 高身鯽 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯽仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 35.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Introduced from Japan. | | ||
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | (Valenciennes, 1839) | Fr, Br, M | native | 公牛白眼鮫 (Mandarin Chinese), 大沙 (Mandarin Chinese) | 360 cm TL male/unsexed ;400 cm TL female | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Channidae | Channa asiatica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr | native | 七星鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 23.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 559, 43157. | | ||
| Channidae | Channa gachua | (Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, Fi | questionable | 32.90 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in Chu-Nan, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification. | | |||
| Channidae | Channa maculata | (Lacepède, 1801) | Fr, Aq | native | Snakehead (English), 鱧魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1970 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Channidae | Channa orientalis | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Fr | native | 33.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Xenocyprididae | Chanodichthys erythropterus | (Basilewsky, 1855) | Fr, Fi, Aq | native | 曲腰 (Mandarin Chinese), 總統魚 (Mandarin Chinese), Redfin culter (English), 紅鰭鮊 (Mandarin Chinese), 翹嘴 (Mandarin Chinese), 白魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 翹嘴巴 (Mandarin Chinese) | 102 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1974 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Cyprinidae | Cirrhinus molitorella | (Valenciennes, 1844) | Fr, Aq | introduced | Mud carp (English), 鯁魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 土鯪 (Mandarin Chinese), 青鱗魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯪公 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯪魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 55.00 cm TL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1963 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 26920, 6300, 43500. | | ||
| Clariidae | Clarias batrachus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Fi, Aq | introduced | Thailand catfish (English) | 47.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). First successful larviculture in Taiwan not known (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Clariidae | Clarias fuscus | (Lacepède, 1803) | Fr, Fi, Aq | native | 土殺 (Mandarin Chinese), 塘蝨 (Mandarin Chinese), Walking catfish (English), 鬍子鯰 (Mandarin Chinese) | 24.50 cm SL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1970 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 43281. | | ||
| Serrasalmidae | Colossoma macropomum | (Cuvier, 1816) | Fr, Aq | introduced | Pacu (English) | 108 cm TL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1984 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Cichlidae | Coptodon zillii | (Gervais, 1848) | Fr, Fi | introduced | 吉利慈鯛 (Mandarin Chinese), 吉利吳郭魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 40.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in northwestern Taiwan (Chu-Wei) and southwestern Taiwan (Pei-Men and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). Also Ref. 36073. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Ctenopharyngodon idella | (Valenciennes, 1844) | Fr, Fi, Aq | not established | Grass carp (English), 草魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯇 (Mandarin Chinese) | 150 cm TL male/unsexed | Established on aquaculture through unassisted reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). Production from polyculture reached 10,031.1 t in 1987 with exportation of fry (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1963 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Culter alburnus | Basilewsky, 1855 | Fr | native | 翹嘴鮊 (Mandarin Chinese), 巴力 (Mandarin Chinese), 曲腰 (Mandarin Chinese), 總統魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 翹嘴仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 92.80 cm FL male/unsexed | | |||
| Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fr, Fi, Aq | introduced | Common carp (English), 鯉 (Mandarin Chinese), 鮘仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 120 cm TL male/unsexed | Polycultured with a production of 4,386.8 t in 1987 (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan not known (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Distoechodon tumirostris | Peters, 1881 | Fr | native | 圓吻鮰 (Mandarin Chinese), 憨魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 更魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 甘仔魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯃魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 26.10 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in Kee-Lung River and I-Lan. | | ||
| Syngnathidae | Doryichthys boaja | (Bleeker, 1850) | Fr | native | 寶珈海龍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 41.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurrence in saltwater needs confirmation. | | ||
| Eleotridae | Eleotris melanosoma | Bleeker, 1853 | Fr, Br | native | 黑塘鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 26.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in northwestern Taiwan (Chu-Wei, Shin-Feng, and Chu-Nan) and southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 36073, 47843, 48455. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Favonigobius reichei | (Bleeker, 1854) | Fr, Br, M | native | 雷氏鯊 (Mandarin Chinese) | 8.30 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 36073. | | ||
| Apogonidae | Fibramia amboinensis | (Bleeker, 1853) | Fr, Br | native | 7.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Gastromyzontidae | Formosania lacustris | (Steindachner, 1908) | Fr | endemic | 石貼仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 花貼仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 鹿仔魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣纓口鰍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |||
| Poeciliidae | Gambusia affinis | (Baird & Girard, 1853) | Fr, Br | introduced | 大肚魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 5.10 cm TL male/unsexed ;7.00 cm TL female | Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 36073, 55073. | | |
| Cichlidae | Geophagus brasiliensis | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Fr, Or | introduced | 28.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Documented invasive pet fish species in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Gerreidae | Gerres decacanthus | (Bleeker, 1864) | Fr, Br | native | 9.10 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | |||
| Eleotridae | Giuris margaritaceus | (Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr | native | 無孔塘鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 29.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Glossogobius aureus | Akihito & Meguro, 1975 | Fr, Br, Fi | native | 金叉舌鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 25.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). | | ||
| Gobiidae | Glossogobius celebius | (Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr, Br | native | 14.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Gobionidae | Gobiobotia cheni | Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 | Fr | native | 陳氏鰍鮀 (Mandarin Chinese), 八鬚鯉 (Mandarin Chinese) | occasional (usually not seen) | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Occurs in the Da-Du River and Tsu-Sui River (Ref. 5193). Also Ref. 31517. | | |
| Gobionidae | Gobiobotia kolleri | Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966 | Fr | native | 中間鰍鮀 (Mandarin Chinese), 八鬚鯉 (Mandarin Chinese) | 12.50 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs only in the Kao-Ping River. Also Ref. 47271. | | ||
| Gobionidae | Hemibarbus labeo | (Pallas, 1776) | Fr | native | 唇 (Mandarin Chinese), 竹竿頭 (Mandarin Chinese), 真口魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 竹篙頭 (Mandarin Chinese), (Mandarin Chinese) | 67.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 43281 | | ||
| Gobionidae | Hemibarbus maculatus | Bleeker, 1871 | Fr | native | 47.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;34.30 cm TL female | | ||||
| Xenocyprididae | Hemiculter leucisculus | (Basilewsky, 1855) | Fr, Fi | native | 鰧條 (Mandarin Chinese), 條 (Mandarin Chinese), 奇力仆 (Mandarin Chinese), 海鰱仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 白條 (Mandarin Chinese), 白鱎 (Mandarin Chinese), 苦槽仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 29.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from a mangrove creek in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). | | ||
| Balitoridae | Hemimyzon formosanus | (Boulenger, 1894) | Fr | endemic | 台灣間爬岩鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣石爬子 (Mandarin Chinese), 石貼仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 10.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from Kaoping river in southern Taiwan (Ref. 47271). | | ||
| Balitoridae | Hemimyzon sheni | Chen & Fang, 2009 | Fr | native | 5.01 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from Tar-Ju River Basin, Taitung County, SouthEast Taiwan (Ref. 80631, 127451). | No picture yet. | |||
| Balitoridae | Hemimyzon taitungensis | Tzeng & Shen, 1982 | Fr, Pr | endemic | 石貼仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 台東間爬岩鰍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.30 cm SL male/unsexed | Found only in Hualien to Taitung County, east Taiwan (Ref. 127451). Also Ref. 37823. | | ||
| Balitoridae | Hemimyzon yushanensis | Chen, Harefa, Chang & Han, 2022 | Fr | native | 6.66 cm SL male/unsexed | Type locality of Hemimyzon yushanensis, Kaohsiung City, Kaoping River basin, Nan-Tsi-Shien River, Nar-Mar-Shar County, Found from the several localities of hill streams of the Kaoping River basin, both in Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County and also the southern region of the Yushan National Park. The true range of this species would be restricted to further northern regions as all river basins from the Ilan County, Taipei City, Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Shinchu County, then southward to Tainan City which mainly in the western slope of Central Mountain Ridge (Ref. 127451). | No picture yet. | |||
| Syngnathidae | Hippichthys heptagonus | Bleeker, 1849 | Fr, Br | native | 七角海龍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 15.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in Tung-Gun. Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Syngnathidae | Hippichthys penicillus | (Cantor, 1849) | Fr, Br, M | native | 18.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Xenocyprididae | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | (Valenciennes, 1844) | Fr, Fi, Aq, Aqc | not established | Silver carp (English), 白鰱 (Mandarin Chinese), 竹葉鰱 (Mandarin Chinese) | 120 cm TL male/unsexed | Has established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction but not in the wild (Ref. 1739). Important culture species with exportation of fry (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1963 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | (Richardson, 1845) | Fr, Fi, Aq | not established | Bighead carp (English), 鱅 (Mandarin Chinese), 大頭鰱 (Mandarin Chinese), 胖頭鰱 (Mandarin Chinese), 花鰱 (Mandarin Chinese), 黑鰱 (Mandarin Chinese) | 146 cm SL male/unsexed | Has established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction but not in the wild (Ref. 1739). Important culture species with exportation of fry (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1963 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Hemiramphidae | Hyporhamphus limbatus | (Valenciennes, 1847) | Fr, Br, M | native | 緣下鱵 (Mandarin Chinese) | 35.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from Penghu (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Hemiramphidae | Hyporhamphus taiwanensis | Collette & Su, 1986 | Fr | native | 台灣下鱵 (Mandarin Chinese), 臺下鱵 (Mandarin Chinese) | 15.10 cm SL male/unsexed | 12.1 SL | Only definite localities are from the Tam-Sui River. Also Ref. 47843. | No picture yet. | |
| Loricariidae | Hypostomus plecostomus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Br, Or | introduced | 24.98 cm SL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Cyprinidae | Hypsibarbus pierrei | (Sauvage, 1880) | Fr, Or | introduced | 高體高鬚魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 高體四鬚魮 (Mandarin Chinese) | 36.90 cm TL male/unsexed | Documented invasive pet fish species in the country (Ref. 78619). | | ||
| Ictaluridae | Ictalurus punctatus | (Rafinesque, 1818) | Fr | introduced | 132 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Kuhliidae | Kuhlia marginata | (Cuvier, 1829) | Fr | native | 湯鯉 (Mandarin Chinese), 烏尾冬仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 17.90 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Kuhliidae | Kuhlia rupestris | (Lacepède, 1802) | Fr, Br, M | native | 大口湯鯉 (Mandarin Chinese), 大嘴烏尾冬仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 45.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Sciaenidae | Larimichthys crocea | (Richardson, 1846) | Fr, Br, M, Aq | native | 大黃魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 80.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from Chang-hwa and Tai-chung, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1997 (Ref. 40927). Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Latidae | Lates calcarifer | (Bloch, 1790) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq, Lf | native | Barramundi (English), 扁紅目鱸 (Mandarin Chinese), 盲槽 (Mandarin Chinese), 金目鱸 (Mandarin Chinese), Giant perch (English), 尖吻鱸 (Mandarin Chinese) | 200 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from Tung-hsiao, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1983 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Lentipes armatus | Sakai & Nakamura, 1979 | Fr | native | 3.90 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.69 cm SL female | Reported in Lanyu (Ref. 125534). | | |||
| Gobiidae | Lentipes bunagaya | Maeda & Kobayashi, 2021 | Fr | native | 2.48 cm SL male/unsexed | Recorded from photographs in the country from 2 books, based on the distinctive ma;e colouration (Ref. 125534). | No picture yet. | |||
| Gobiidae | Lentipes kijimuna | Maeda & Kobayashi, 2021 | Fr | native | occasional (usually not seen) | 3.31 cm SL male/unsexed | Reported from two Taiwanese books as less abundant than L. armatus (see book citations in Ref. 125534). | No picture yet. | ||
| Leptobarbidae | Leptobarbus hoevenii | (Bleeker, 1851) | Fr, Aq | not established | Sudan fish (English) | 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1984 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Amblycipitidae | Liobagrus formosanus | Regan, 1908 | Fr | endemic | 黃蜂 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣鮰 (Mandarin Chinese), 紅口當仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 南投鮰 (Mandarin Chinese), 紅噹仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 8.64 cm SL male/unsexed | | |||
| Mastacembelidae | Macrognathus aculeatus | (Bloch, 1786) | Fr, Br | native | 棘鰍 (Mandarin Chinese) | scarce (very unlikely) | 38.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Occurs in Tau-Yune. Probably extirpated. | | |
| Osphronemidae | Macropodus ocellatus | Cantor, 1842 | Fr | questionable | 8.60 cm TL male/unsexed | Occurrence in Taiwan doubtful. May have been introduced as an aquarium fish (Ref. 4537). | | |||
| Osphronemidae | Macropodus opercularis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Pr | native | 蓋斑鬥魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.70 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from the Kinmen I. (Ref. 42924). Almost extinct due to the introduction of Ampullarius insularum (Ref. 6300). Also Ref. 1739, 42924, 43281. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Megalobrama amblycephala | Yih, 1955 | Fr, Aq | introduced | Wu-Chang fish (English), 團頭魴 (Mandarin Chinese), 武昌魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 200 cm TL male/unsexed | Introduced from China. First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1982 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Megalopidae | Megalops cyprinoides | (Broussonet, 1782) | Fr, Br, M | native | 海菴 (Mandarin Chinese), 大眼海鰱 (Mandarin Chinese) | 150 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from northern (Tung-hsiao) and southern (including Erh-jen-shi and Hsiao-liu-chiu) Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Reported from the Taiwan Strait (Ref. 47843), including Penghu (Ref. 43515, 55073). Collected from a mangrove creek in Chu-Wei, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Also Ref. 5193, 36073. | | ||
| Terapontidae | Mesopristes cancellatus | (Cuvier, 1829) | Fr, Br | native | 格紋島鯻 (Mandarin Chinese), 格紋鯻 (Mandarin Chinese), 斑吾 (Mandarin Chinese), 雞仔魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 23.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 2847. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Metzia formosae | (Oshima, 1920) | Fr | native | Taiwan lesser-bream (English), 台灣細鯿 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣黃鮰魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 車栓仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 7.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | |||
| Xenocyprididae | Metzia lineata | (Pellegrin, 1907) | Fr | native | 斑 (Mandarin Chinese), 車栓仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 10.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 43281. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Metzia mesembrinum | (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | Fr, Br | native | 大鱗細鯿 (Mandarin Chinese), 大鱗鱎 (Mandarin Chinese), 大鱗黃鮰魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 車栓仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 高木氏細鯿 (Mandarin Chinese) | 4.80 cm SL male/unsexed | Found in Kagi (Chiayi County) and Ako (Linlo, Pingtung County) of southern Taiwan (Ref. 35975). Has been introduced to Singapore (Ref. 38466). Type locality, Suwata, Suwo Bay (Ref. 40966). | | ||
| Syngnathidae | Microphis brachyurus | (Bleeker, 1854) | Fr, Br | native | 短尾海龍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 22.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in Fu-Lung. Also Ref. 5193, 47843. | | ||
| Syngnathidae | Microphis leiaspis | (Bleeker, 1854) | Fr, Br | native | 無棘海龍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 19.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in Hualien Mi-Lung River. Also Ref. 5193, 47843. | | ||
| Syngnathidae | Microphis manadensis | (Bleeker, 1856) | Fr, Br | native | 印尼海龍 (Mandarin Chinese) | 20.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in Peng-Tung. Also Ref. 2847, 5193, 47843, 78751. | | ||
| Gobionidae | Microphysogobio alticorpus | Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968 | Fr | native | 6.30 cm SL male/unsexed | Type locality, Small stream and roadside ditch near Chia-I-Hsien, w. coastal plain of Taiwan Agriculture area (Ref. 50838). | | |||
| Gobionidae | Microphysogobio brevirostris | (Günther, 1868) | Fr | endemic | 車栓仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 短吻小鰾鮈 (Mandarin Chinese), 短吻棒花魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 短吻鐮柄魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |||
| Centrarchidae | Micropterus salmoides | (Lacepède, 1802) | Fr, Aq | not established | Largemouth bass (English) | 97.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Introduced in the late 1970s (Ref. 1739). Highly appreciated and is the subject of a rapidly expanding culture. Presently monocultured in Southern Taiwan and exported to Hongkong; not stocked in natural waters (Ref. 1739, 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1983 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Cobitidae | Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | (Cantor, 1842) | Fr, Fi, Aq | native | 土鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), Pond loach (English), 泥鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), 胡溜 (Mandarin Chinese), 雨溜 (Mandarin Chinese), 魚溜 (Mandarin Chinese) | 28.00 cm SL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1977 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Cobitidae | Misgurnus mizolepis | Günther, 1888 | Fr | native | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Monodactylidae | Monodactylus argenteus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Br, M | native | 銀鱗鯧 (Mandarin Chinese), 金鯧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 27.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from northern, western (including Hsiao-liu-chiu, Yun-gan and Tung-hsiao) (Ref. 43515) and southern (rarely found in Nanwan) Taiwan (Ref. 43538). Reported from Taiwan Strait (Ref. 47843). Also Ref. 4868, 36073, 43515. | | ||
| Synbranchidae | Monopterus albus | (Zuiew, 1793) | Fr, Br, Fi | native | 鱔魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 黃鱔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 6898, 27732. | | ||
| Mugilidae | Mugil cephalus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | native | Grey mullet (English), 鯔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed | 27.75 NG | Known from northern (commonly found in Shihman and abundantly in Yehliu (Ref. 43538), Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung and Chang-hwa) Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Found in Tanshui estuary, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 38058). Collected from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). Reported from Penghu (Ref. 43515, 55073). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1969 (Ref. 40927). Waters northeast of Taiwan proved to be a suitable spawning ground in addition to the well-known traditional nursery areas in the southwest coast (Ref. 74505). Catches increased as temperature decreased (Ref. 74803, 74772). Yearly total catch is also positively correlated to duration of fishing period (Ref. 74804, 74805). Also Ref. 5193, 36073, 38058. | | |
| Muraenesocidae | Muraenesox cinereus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Fr, Br, M, Fi | native | 海鰻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 220 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from Tai-chung, Chang-hwa and Erh-jen-shi, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Collected from mangrove creeks in Pu-Tai, southwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Reported from Penghu (Ref. 43515, 55073). Also Ref. 36073. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Mylopharyngodon piceus | (Richardson, 1846) | Fr, Fi, Aq | not established | Black carp (English), 青魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 烏鰡 (Mandarin Chinese) | 180 cm TL male/unsexed | Has established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). Important culture species with exportation of fry. First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1966 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Pomacentridae | Neopomacentrus taeniurus | (Bleeker, 1856) | Fr, Br, M | questionable | 條尾新雀鯛 (Mandarin Chinese) | common (usually seen) | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from northern (Kuei-ho harbor, Wan-li (Ref. 43539), rarely found in Shihman and occasionally in Yehliu) (Ref. 43538) and western (Yun-gan) Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 5193, 43515, 47843. | | |
| Blenniidae | Omobranchus ferox | (Herre, 1927) | Fr, Br | native | 黑斑肩鰓鳚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 90102. Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). | | ||
| Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus formosanus | (Jordan & Oshima, 1919) | Fr, Pr, Thr | endemic | 台灣鱒 (Mandarin Chinese) | scarce (very unlikely) | 30.00 cm NG male/unsexed | Found only in the Dai-Cha river (= Dajiaxi river, Ref. 45563). The only salmon species in the world found as far south as Taiwan. The Ichthyological Society of Taiwan discussed about valid name of Taiwan salmon, and dicided to change its name from Oncorhynchus masou formosanum to Oncorhynchus masou formosanus (J.Lin pers.comm. 11/07). Threatened due to overfishing (Ref. 45563). Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 45563). | | |
| Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus mykiss | (Walbaum, 1792) | Fr, Fi, Aq | introduced | 虹鱒 (Mandarin Chinese), Rainbow trout (English), 鱒魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 122 cm TL male/unsexed | Production reached 949 t for 1987 (Ref. 6300). Introduced from Japan for aquaculture. First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1964 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Cyprinidae | Onychostoma alticorpus | (Oshima, 1920) | Fr, Pr, Thr | native | Deep-body shovelnose minnow (English), 高身鏟頜魚 (Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan ku fish (English), 赦鮸 (Mandarin Chinese), 高身鮰魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 鮸仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | scarce (very unlikely) | 50.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in south and east Taiwan; including Baynan River (Ref. 5193). Also Ref. 6376, 12255, 42926, 45563. Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 45563). | | |
| Cyprinidae | Onychostoma barbatulum | (Pellegrin, 1908) | Fr, Aq | native | 苦花 (Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan shoveljaw carp (English), 台灣鏟頜魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 苦偎 (Mandarin Chinese), 鮰魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 齊頭偎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 22.50 cm TL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1986 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Butidae | Ophiocara porocephala | (Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr, Br, M | native | 頭孔塘鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 34.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from a mangrove creek in Chu-Wei, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455); reported from the southern tip of Taiwan (Ref. 47843) and the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 36073, 48455. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Opsariichthys evolans | (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | Fr | native | 8.99 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.97 cm SL female | Found around the main drainages of northern and northwestern Taiwan, including Taipei, Taoyuan, Shinchu, and Miaoli Counties; Taipei and Keelung Cities (Ref. 81910). Recorded from Tanshuei River in Taipei (Ref. 79878). | | |||
| Xenocyprididae | Opsariichthys kaopingensis | Chen & Wu, 2009 | Fr | native | 11.37 cm SL male/unsexed | Found in rivers basins of both Kaohsiung and Pingtung Counties in southern Taiwan which include Kaoping, Tongkong, Linbien, Fansan, Fongkong, Szuchung and Kankou rivers. | | |||
| Xenocyprididae | Opsariichthys pachycephalus | Günther, 1868 | Fr | native | 溪哥 (Mandarin Chinese), 苦槽仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 闊嘴 (Mandarin Chinese), 粗首鱲 (Mandarin Chinese) | 16.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Widespread across northern and western Taiwan (including Ilan, Taipei, Taoyuan, Shinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Chanhwa, Yunlin, Charyi, and Tainan Counties), except river basins south of the Tzengwen River. Artificially introduced in eastern Taiwan (Hualien and Taitung Counties) which has subsequently expanded its range in these basins and caused greatly substantial declines of the locally endemic cyprinid (Aphyocypris kikuchii) and gobiid fishes (two species of Rhinogobius spp.) (Ref. 81910). Also Ref. 5193, 33508, 47271. | | ||
| Cichlidae | Oreochromis aureus | (Steindachner, 1864) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq | introduced | Blue tilapia (English) | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 45.70 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai and Pei-Men) (Ref. 48455). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1975 (Ref. 40297). Crossed with O. niloticus females to produce all male offspring; the resulting hybrid is now the tilapia mainly cultured in Taiwan. | | |
| Cichlidae | Oreochromis mossambicus | (Peters, 1852) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq | introduced | Wu-Kuo yu (Mandarin Chinese), Mozambique tilapia (English), 莫三鼻口孵魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 南洋鯽仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 在來吳郭魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 非洲仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 39.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Collected from the Tsengwen estuary (Ref. 36073) and from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). Also known from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). Since the Taiwanese government monitors and regulates the dissemination of the tilapias, there are no reported adverse effects of their introduction at present (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1946 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 2, 3, 5193, 36683. | | |
| Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq | introduced | Nile tilapia (English), 尼羅口孵魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | common (usually seen) | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1967 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 5193. | | |
| Adrianichthyidae | Oryzias latipes | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | Fr, Br, Or | extirpated | 青鮰 (Mandarin Chinese) | 4.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Extinct due to the introduction of Gambusia affinis. Rediscovered in I-Lan (Ref. 5193). Bioluminescent fish (product of flourescent protein extracted from jellyfish and attaching to DNA in embryonic fish) is being bred for aquarium enthusiasts. These are now being exported to other countries (Ref. 48567). | | ||
| Adrianichthyidae | Oryzias sinensis | Chen, Uwa & Chu, 1989 | Fr | native | 3.10 cm SL male/unsexed | Restricted to northeastern Taiwan: Yilan County (Taiyangpi and rare in Shuanglienpi) and in New Taipei City (Gongliao, Ruyi Lake and Taiping). The invasive poeciliid fish (such as Gambusia affinis or mosquitofish and Xiphophorus hellerii or green swordtail) contributed the most to the decline of the Chinese ricefish population and its genetic diversity (Ref. 127481). Status of threat: Endangered. | | |||
| Butidae | Oxyeleotris marmorata | (Bleeker, 1852) | Fr, Br, Aq | introduced | Marble goby (English), 斑駁尖塘鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 65.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Introduced from Cambodia in 1975. First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1973 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Pangasiidae | Pangasianodon hypophthalmus | (Sauvage, 1878) | Fr, Aq | not established | Thailand catfish (English) | 130 cm SL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1976 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Cichlidae | Parachromis managuensis | (Günther, 1867) | Fr, Or | introduced | 55.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Documented invasive pet fish species in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Cobitidae | Paramisgurnus dabryanus | Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 | Fr, Fi | native | 紅泥鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), 大鱗副泥鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), 土鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), 胡溜 (Mandarin Chinese), 雨溜 (Mandarin Chinese), 魚溜 (Mandarin Chinese) | common (usually seen) | 21.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 31517. | | |
| Acheilognathidae | Paratanakia chii | (Miao, 1934) | Fr | native | 5.56 cm SL male/unsexed | No picture yet. | ||||
| Acheilognathidae | Paratanakia himantegus | (Günther, 1868) | Fr | endemic | 革條副鱊 (Mandarin Chinese), 台灣石鮒 (Mandarin Chinese), 牛屎鯽仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Widely distributed in the country (Ref. 123653). Museum: NSMT-P 47675 (8 specimens, 2.94-5.11 cm SL) (Ref. 26914). | | ||
| Pristigasteridae | Pellona ditchela | Valenciennes, 1847 | Fr, Br, M | native | 庇隆鰳 (Mandarin Chinese), 齒鰳 (Mandarin Chinese) | 16.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Outside geographic range; occurrence needs verification. Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Serrasalmidae | Piaractus brachypomus | (Cuvier, 1818) | Fr | not established | 88.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Ophichthidae | Pisodonophis boro | (Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, M | native | 波路荳齒蛇鰻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 100.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from the Taiwan Strait (Ref. 47843). Collected from a mangrove creek in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Also Ref. 7050. | | ||
| Mugilidae | Planiliza macrolepis | (Smith, 1846) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | native | Big scale liza (English), 大鱗鮻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from northern (Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung and Chang-hwa) and southern (including Hsiao-liu-chiu) Taiwan, and from Peng-hu (Ref. 43515). Collected from mangrove creeks in northwestern Taiwan (Chu-Wei, Shin-Feng, and Chu-Nan) and southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). Also recorded from the Tanshui estuary, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 38058). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1997 (Ref. 40927). Also Ref. 4868, 5193, 36073, 43538, 47843, 48455, 55073. | | ||
| Mugilidae | Planiliza subviridis | (Valenciennes, 1836) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | native | Red eye liza (English), 白鮻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 40.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in northwestern Taiwan - Tanshui estuary (Ref. 38058) and mangrove creeks in Chu-Wei and Chu-Nan (Ref. 48455). Reported from Penghu (Ref. 55073). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1997 (Ref. 40927). Also Ref. 4868, 5193. 36073, 47843. | | ||
| Pleuronectidae | Platichthys bicoloratus | (Basilewsky, 1855) | Fr, Br, M | native | 50.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 11230. | | |||
| Plecoglossidae | Plecoglossus altivelis | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | introduced | Sweet-fish (English) | 70.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Native stock extirpated after manmade damage to environment (Ref. 6300). Existing stocks introduced from Japan (Ref. 5193). Cultivated for local consumption and for export to Japan (Ref. 6300). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1979 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 559. | | ||
| Poeciliidae | Poecilia reticulata | Peters, 1859 | Fr, Or | introduced | 5.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm SL female | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Poeciliidae | Poecilia velifera | (Regan, 1914) | Fr, Br | introduced | 帆鰭胎生鮰 (Mandarin Chinese), 帆鰭胎生鮰魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pei-Men and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). Also Ref. 36073. | | ||
| Oxudercidae | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | (Cuvier, 1816) | Fr, Br, M | native | 尖尾鯊 (Mandarin Chinese) | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |||
| Bagridae | Pseudobagrus brevianalis | Regan, 1908 | Fr | native | 短臂擬鱨 (Mandarin Chinese) | 10.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from Lake Candidus. | | ||
| Bagridae | Pseudobagrus taiwanensis | Oshima, 1919 | Fr | native | 台灣擬鱨 (Mandarin Chinese) | Known from Tozen River near Taichu. | No picture yet. | |||
| Gobiidae | Pseudogobius poicilosoma | (Bleeker, 1849) | Fr | native | 爪哇擬鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from Tzeng-Wen stream, Tainan (Ref. 43550). | | ||
| Gobionidae | Pseudorasbora parva | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | Fr, Br | introduced | 尖嘴仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 車栓仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 麥穗魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 羅漢魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 12.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from mangrove creeks in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). | | ||
| Loricariidae | Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus | (Weber, 1991) | Fr | introduced | 70.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Recorded from Gaoping basin, Pingtung County (ZRC 46820, 30 Nov. 2001). | | |||
| Loricariidae | Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus | (Hancock, 1828) | Fr, Or | introduced | common (usually seen) | 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 32.5 SL | Established in the Kaoping river in southern Taiwan (Ref. 58503). Species was imported commercially for aquarium cleaning during the 1970's and has become widely distributed in streams, lakes and reservoirs. It has become a serious threat to freshwater fish diversity (Ref. 56986). Available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |
| Cyprinidae | Puntius snyderi | Oshima, 1919 | Fr | native | 7.70 cm TL male/unsexed | Type locality, Rigyokutsu, Nanto, Taiwan (Ref. 81932). | No picture yet. | |||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius candidianus | (Regan, 1908) | Fr | native | 明潭吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 7.84 cm SL male/unsexed | Hundreds of specimens were recorded from the Shuanshi, Marlian, Parlian, Tamshuei, Holong, Jongkang, Darchia, Tatu and Joshuei Rivers. Although this species was described from its type locality, Lake Candidius, it can only be found around nearby drainages of the Tatu and Joshuei Rivers but not in the lake since only R. giurinus is a lacustrine species (Ref. 13111). Also Ref. 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius delicatus | Chen & Shao, 1996 | Fr | native | 細斑吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.49 cm SL male/unsexed | Found only in the rivers of eastern Taiwan, including those in Hwalien and Taitung Counties (Ref. 13111). Also Ref. 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius formosanus | Oshima, 1919 | Fr | endemic | 名古屋吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 4.87 cm SL male/unsexed | Found in northern and northeastern Taiwan (Ref. 13111). Also Ref. 31517, 88999. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius gigas | Aonuma & Chen, 1996 | Fr | native | 大吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 8.05 cm SL male/unsexed | Occurs in the midstream and downstream of rivers of eastern Taiwan, including the southern part of Ilan, Hualian, and Taitung County. Specimens were collected from Nanau, Hoping, Sanjan, Shimen, Sholulwan, Peinandar, Taimarli, and Kinglun rivers. Museum: Shinwulwu R. of Peinandar R., ASIZP-057224 (holotype, 8.05 cm SL). Sanjan R., Hualian County, ASIZP-057225. Nanau R., Ilan County, ASIZP-057226. Kinglun R., Taitung County, NMBMP-00302. Also Ref. 13111, 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius giurinus | (Rutter, 1897) | Fr | native | 極樂鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 12.10 cm TL male/unsexed | Commonly found in main drainages of rivers, brooks, ponds or lakes. Also Ref. 559, 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius henchuenensis | Chen & Shao, 1996 | Fr | native | 恆春吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 4.45 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from the Fongkang River and Ssuchung River in the Hengchuen Peninsula (Ref. 13111). Also Ref. 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius lanyuensis | Chen, Miller & Fang, 1998 | Fr | native | 蘭嶼吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.69 cm SL male/unsexed | Known only from Lanyu (Orchid Island), at present recorded from the Dong-Ching brook (eastern drainage) and the Ye-Yu brook (western drainage) (Ref. 33066). Also ref. 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius maculafasciatus | Chen & Shao, 1996 | Fr | native | 斑帶吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 5.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Found in the middle and lower drainages of southern Taiwan, such as the Tzengwen and Kaoping Rivers (Ref. 13111). Also Ref. 31517, 36073. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius nagoyae | Jordan & Seale, 1906 | Fr | native | | |||||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius nantaiensis | Aonuma & Chen, 1996 | Fr | native | 南台吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 6.02 cm SL male/unsexed | Range up to southern Taiwan from the middle and upper drainages of Tzengwen River and Kaoping R. Museum: Ailaiopei R. of Kouping R., Pingtung County, ASIZP-057237 (holotype, 4.42 cm SL); ASIZP-057239 (paratypes, 2:2.69, 4.03 cm SL). Nantsushan R. of Kouping R., Kaohsiung County, ASIZP-057238. Tzengwen R., Chiayi County, ASIZP-057240. Also Ref. 13111, 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius rubromaculatus | Lee & Chang, 1996 | Fr | native | 短吻褐斑吻鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 3.37 cm SL male/unsexed | Found in upstream sections of most rivers, from the Tamshuei River in the north to the Kaoping River in the south but excluding the drainages of eastern Taiwan (Ref. 13111). Also Ref. 31187, 31517. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius similis | Gill, 1859 | Fr | native | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;6.58 cm SL female | | ||||
| Gobiidae | Rhinogobius yangminshanensis | Chen, Wang & Shao, 2022 | Fr | native | 3.20 cm SL male/unsexed | Type locality of Rhinogobius yangminshanensis, Tanshuei River basin, Beitou, Nanhuangshi, Yunchuenliao. It is found in several hill-streams of the Tanshuei river basin and probably in the following streams of small river basins from Gunshitanshi basin eastward along the northern coast to Marsushi basins, Shuanshi basins, both in Taipei, New Taipei cities and Taoyuan city (Ref. 127454). | No picture yet. | |||
| Acheilognathidae | Rhodeus ocellatus | (Kner, 1866) | Fr | native | 高體鰟鲏 (Mandarin Chinese) | 9.20 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 5193. | | ||
| Rhyacichthyidae | Rhyacichthys aspro | (Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr | native | 溪鱧 (Mandarin Chinese) | 25.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 4868, 92840. | | ||
| Gobionidae | Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis | (Günther, 1873) | Fr | native | 16.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | ||||
| Gobiidae | Schismatogobius ampluvinculus | Chen, Shao & Fang, 1995 | Fr | native | 寬帶裸身鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 2.69 cm SL male/unsexed ;2.36 cm SL female | Type locality, Jinglun River, Taitung County, ASIZP-056923 (holotype, 2.22 cm SL, male); ASIZP-056988 (paratype, 2.23 cm SL, female). Pingtung County: Jupung Brook, ASIZP-057277; Luliao Brook, ASIZP-057278 (Ref. 12955). Also Ref. 39635, 55545, 116448. | | ||
| Gobiidae | Sicyopterus japonicus | (Tanaka, 1909) | Fr | native | 日本禿頭鯊 (Mandarin Chinese) | Also Ref. 43515. | | |||
| Sillaginidae | Sillago sihama | (Fabricius, 1775) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | native | Sand border (English) | 31.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from northern (Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung, Chang-hwa (Ref. 43515) and occasionally found in Shihman) and southern (rarely found in Nanwan) Taiwan (Ref. 43538), and from Peng-hu (Ref. 43515). Collected from mangrove creeks in northwestern Taiwan (Shin-Feng and Chu-Nan) and southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). The first successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1992 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 6336, 36073, 43515, 55073, 90102, 43239. | | ||
| Siluridae | Silurus asotus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Fr, Fi, Aq | native | Chinese catfish (English), 廉仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 念仔魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯤魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 鯰魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 黃骨魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 130 cm TL male/unsexed | Collected from a mangrove creek in Shin-Feng, northwestern Taiwan (Ref. 48455). First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1971 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 559. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Sinibrama macrops | (Günther, 1868) | Fr | native | 目孔 (Mandarin Chinese), 大眼華鯿 (Mandarin Chinese) | 22.70 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 31517. | | ||
| Sinipercidae | Siniperca chuatsi | (Basilewsky, 1855) | Fr, Aq | introduced | Kuei Fa bass (English) | 70.00 cm TL male/unsexed | First successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1987 (Ref. 40297). | | ||
| Balitoridae | Sinogastromyzon nantaiensis | Chen, Han & Fang, 2002 | Fr | native | 4.47 cm SL male/unsexed | Known from Kaoping and Tzengwen River basins (including Chiaryi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties) in southern Taiwan. | No picture yet. | |||
| Balitoridae | Sinogastromyzon puliensis | Liang, 1974 | Fr, Pr, Thr | endemic | 木箕貼仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 石貼仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 簸箕魚 (Mandarin Chinese), 埔里中華爬岩鰍 (Mandarin Chinese), 棕簑貼 (Mandarin Chinese) | scarce (very unlikely) | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Occurs from the Dai-Cha River to Kao-Ping River (Ref. 5193); including Tsengwen, Choshui, Tatu and Tachia rivers (Ref. 42926) and Wu River (Ref. 79513). | | |
| Cyprinidae | Spinibarbus hollandi | Oshima, 1919 | Fr | native | 更仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 留仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 何氏棘魞 (Mandarin Chinese) | 34.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Originally recorded from Sobun River near Tabani (Ref. 92342). Found also in Kaoping river (Ref. 47271) and Buraku River, Ako (Ref. 92342). Also Ref. 5193, 57879. | | ||
| Gobionidae | Squalidus argentatus | (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) | Fr | native | 18.80 cm SL male/unsexed | Known only from Shin-Tein-Shi, the middle reaches of Tanshuei River basin in northern Taiwan (Ref. 57944). | | |||
| Gobionidae | Squalidus banarescui | Chen & Chang, 2007 | Fr | native | 6.30 cm SL male/unsexed | Known only from the middle and lower reaches of the Wu (Ta-du) River basin in central Taiwan (Ref. 57944). | | |||
| Gobionidae | Squalidus iijimae | (Oshima, 1919) | Fr | native | 飯島氏頜鬚鮈 (Mandarin Chinese), 車栓仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 飯島氏麻魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | occasional (usually not seen) | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Known only from the type locality, the Tozen river in Shin-Chu County and the nearby Holong River in Miao-Li County in western Taiwan (Ref. 57944). Presently not encountered in Tozen River despite intensive investigations and surveys conducted in the past 15 years (Ref. 57944). Also Ref. 33792. | | |
| Gobiidae | Stenogobius ophthalmoporus | (Bleeker, 1853) | Fr | native | 高身種子鯊 (Mandarin Chinese) | 14.21 cm SL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 7050, 47843. | No picture yet. | ||
| Gobiidae | Stiphodon atropurpureus | (Herre, 1927) | Fr | native | 菲律賓枝牙鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | scarce (very unlikely) | 5.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from the Lu-Liao River, Taitung (Ref. 28731). Also Ref. 43239. | | |
| Gobiidae | Stiphodon percnopterygionus | Watson & Chen, 1998 | Fr | native | 黑鰭枝牙鰕虎 (Mandarin Chinese) | 3.74 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.20 cm SL female | Known from Lanyu Island in Taitung and from Lu-Liao and Kangtsu rivers in Pingtun. | | ||
| Belonidae | Strongylura strongylura | (van Hasselt, 1823) | Fr, Br, M | native | 圓尾鶴鱵 (Mandarin Chinese) | 40.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |||
| Muraenidae | Strophidon sathete | (Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Br, M | native | 長鯙 (Mandarin Chinese), 薯鰻 (Mandarin Chinese), 虎鰻 (Mandarin Chinese), 錢鰻 (Mandarin Chinese) | 400 cm TL male/unsexed | Known from Tung-hsiao, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Also Ref. 559, 47843. | | ||
| Bagridae | Tachysurus adiposalis | (Oshima, 1919) | Fr | native | 脂鮠 (Mandarin Chinese), 三角姑 (Mandarin Chinese), 三角鉤 (Mandarin Chinese), 淡水河鮠 (Mandarin Chinese) | 22.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | |||
| Tetraodontidae | Takifugu ocellatus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Br | native | 弓斑多紀魨 (Mandarin Chinese) | 17.60 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from Peng-hu (Ref. 55073). | | ||
| Dorosomatidae | Tenualosa reevesii | (Richardson, 1846) | Fr, Br, M | native | 鰣 (Mandarin Chinese), 三來 (Mandarin Chinese), 生鰳 (Mandarin Chinese), 錫箔魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 61.60 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from Penghu (Ref. 55073). | | ||
| Terapontidae | Terapon jarbua | (Fabricius, 1775) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq | native | 花身仔 (Mandarin Chinese), Three-striped tiger fish (English), 花身鯻 (Mandarin Chinese), 斑吾 (Mandarin Chinese), 雞仔魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 36.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Reported from northern (commonly found in Shihman and rarely in Yehliu (Ref. 43538)), southern (rarely found in Nanwan (Ref. 43538)), and western Taiwan (including Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung, Chang-hwa (Ref. 43515) and Hsiao-liu-chiu) (Ref. 48451). Also from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). The first successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1989 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 4868, 36073, 43515, 48455. | | ||
| Osphronemidae | Trichogaster fasciata | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Fr, Or | introduced | 12.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Osphronemidae | Trichogaster labiosa | Day, 1877 | Fr, Or | introduced | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Osphronemidae | Trichogaster lalius | (Hamilton, 1822) | Fr, Or | introduced | 9.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Osphronemidae | Trichopodus leerii | (Bleeker, 1852) | Fr, Or | introduced | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Osphronemidae | Trichopodus microlepis | (Günther, 1861) | Fr, Or | introduced | 14.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Osphronemidae | Trichopodus trichopterus | (Pallas, 1770) | Fr, Aq, Or | introduced | 絲鰭毛腹魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 15.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Recorded from Tsengwen River (Ref. 36073). Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619). | | ||
| Cichlidae | Trichromis salvini | (Günther, 1862) | Fr, Or | introduced | 22.00 cm SL male/unsexed | Species recorded in the wild, also available in pet stores in the country (Ref. 78619).). | | |||
| Gobiidae | Tridentiger trigonocephalus | (Gill, 1859) | Fr, Br, M | native | 紋縞鰕虎魚 (Mandarin Chinese) | 11.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 31517. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Xenocypris medius | (Oshima, 1920) | Fr | native | Type locality, Central Taiwan (Ref. 40966). Needs a better faunal reference, | No picture yet. | ||||
| Poeciliidae | Xiphophorus hellerii | Heckel, 1848 | Fr, Or | introduced | 14.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;16.00 cm TL female | Documented invasive pet fish species in the country (Ref. 78619). | | |||
| Apogonidae | Yarica hyalosoma | (Bleeker, 1852) | Fr, Br | native | 大目側仔 (Mandarin Chinese), 扁頭天竺鯛 (Mandarin Chinese), 大面側仔 (Mandarin Chinese) | 17.00 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 47843. | | ||
| Xenocyprididae | Zacco platypus | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | Fr | native | 溪哥 (Mandarin Chinese), 紅貓(雄) (Mandarin Chinese), 平頜鱲 (Mandarin Chinese) | 22.50 cm TL male/unsexed | Also Ref. 31517. | | ||
| Zenarchopteridae | Zenarchopterus ectuntio | (Hamilton, 1822) | Fr | native | 18.00 cm TL male/unsexed | |