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Table 1: 1274 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 5 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 13 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 1292 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 1274 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Plotosidae Neosilurus novaeguineae (Weber, 1907) Fr native   21.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Mamberamo River in Irian Jaya. Also reported from Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya but no confirmed records there for over 75 years.  No picture yet.
Phallostethidae Neostethus bicornis Regan, 1916 Fr, Br native   3.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Borneo (Ref. 7050). Museum: Kalimantan Timur, CMK 9482, 11024; ROM 66669. Sungei Sebuku basin, Sungei Tulit, about 1 km downriver from the confluence of Semunad ans a small tributary creek (Ref. 12769). 
Phallostethidae Neostethus borneensis Herre, 1939 Fr, Br native   2.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from northern Borneo.  No picture yet.
Phallostethidae Neostethus lankesteri Regan, 1916 Fr, Br native   3.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sumatra. Museum: East Kalimantan, AMS I.19355-041 (Ref. 12768). 
Tetrarogidae Neovespicula depressifrons (Richardson, 1848) Fr, Br, M native   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi, Moluccas, and Irian Jaya.  
Sciaenidae Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802) Fr, Br, M native  Otot (Malay), Sileman (Javanese), Tigowojo (Javanese)  60.00 cm SL male/unsexed  In range Ref. 3490. 
Sciaenidae Nibea squamosa Sasaki, 1992 Fr, Br, M native   65.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Irian Jaya. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus aenigma Kobayashi, Masengi & Yamahira, 2020 Fr native   6.09 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of Nomorhamphus aenigma, Sulawesi Selatan, Malili River basin, upper reaches of Cerekang River near by Laroeha Village (Ref. 123153).  No picture yet.
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus brembachi Vogt, 1978 Fr native   6.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from south Sulawesi. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus celebensis Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 Fr endemic   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the tributaries of Lake Poso (Ref. 7050). Also Ref. 26747, 45130. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus ebrardtii (Popta, 1912) Fr, Br native   9.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from southeastern Sulawesi (Ref. 7050). Also Ref. 45130. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus hageni (Popta, 1912) Fr native   10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from southeast Sulawesi. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus kolonodalensis Meisner & Louie, 2000 Fr native  Ikan sumpet (Malay), Ikan julung-julung (Malay)  6.79 cm SL male/unsexed 4.77 SL Collected from localities in the Kolonodale region of Sulawesi as well as near Lake Towuti in Sulawesi Selatan; collection sites were separated by only a few kilometers and were part of the same drainage system. Range of occurrence of this species is adjacent to those of D. weberi; D. megarrhamphus, and N. towoetii in the Malili lakes region of Sulawesi Selatan (Ref. 45130).  No picture yet.
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus lanceolatus Huylebrouck, Hadiaty & Herder, 2014 Fr native   4.30 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.38 cm SL female  Known from Sungai Wawolambo in Sulawesi Tenggara (Ref. 97329).  No picture yet.
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus liemi Vogt, 1977 Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;9.00 cm TL female  Known from south Sulawesi. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus megarrhamphus (Brembach, 1982) Fr, Br endemic   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Towuti (Ref. 7050) and in Malili Lakes (Ref. 12255). Also Ref. 45130.  No picture yet.
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus ravnaki Brembach, 1991 Fr native   8.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Bantimurung, south Sulawesi. 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus rex Huylebrouck, Hadiaty & Herder, 2012 Fr native   4.44 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.39 cm SL female  Type locality. Known from two drainages leading to the same estuary at Bone Bay, and one drainage leading to the Makassar Strait in Sulawesi Selatan, The type locality is a tributary of Wewu River near the village of Laroeha, a headwater of the Cerekang drainage sharing the estuary region with the Malili Lakes (Larona River) drainage and several small rivers, including the Kawata River (Ref. 91778).  No picture yet.
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus sagittarius Huylebrouck, Hadiaty & Herder, 2014 Fr native   4.28 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.25 cm SL female  Known from Mangola River basin (Sungai Mangolo, Sungai Tawo-Tawo and Sungai Watumbasi) in Sulawesi Tenggara (Ref. 97329).  No picture yet.
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus sanussii Brembach, 1991 Fr native   7.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from South Sulawesi 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus towoetii Ladiges, 1972 Fr native   8.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Kolonodale region of Sulawesi Tengah and the Malili lakes region of Sulawesi Selatan (Ref. 45130). 
Zenarchopteridae Nomorhamphus weberi (Boulenger, 1897) Fr endemic   7.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Matano (Ref. 7050). Also Ref. 45130.  No picture yet.
Notopteridae Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769) Fr, Fi, Aq native  Kapirat (Malay) common (usually seen) 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sumatra (Palembang, Laut Tador, Indragiri, Langkat, Selapian) and Java (Batavia and Samarang) (Ref. 7050). Also Ref. 4832, 7431, 41236, 43640, 43638. 
Butidae Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853) Fr, Br, M native   27.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Nias, eastern Java and Sulawesi (Ref. 7050). 
Cyprinidae Oliotius oligolepis (Bleeker, 1853) Fr native  Pantau bungo (Malay)  5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from central Sumatra. 
Plotosidae Oloplotosus mariae Weber, 1913 Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Lorentz River (at Sabang and Alkmaar) in Irian Jaya.  No picture yet.
Blenniidae Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927) Fr, Br native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Siluridae Ompok binotatus Ng, 2002 Fr native  Lelipai (Iban), Anak lais (Malay)  9.05 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Kapuas River drainage in western Borneo (Ref. 42932). Recorded from Danau Sentarum National Park in the Kapuas basin, Kalimantan Barat (Ref. 56749). Type locality, Sungai Mandai Kechil near its confluence with Kapuas mainstream, 18 km WSW Putussibau, Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 42932).  No picture yet.
Siluridae Ompok borneensis (Steindachner, 1901) Fr native   14.88 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from western Borneo.  No picture yet.
Siluridae Ompok brevirictus Ng & Hadiaty, 2009 Fr native   12.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Siluridae Ompok eugeneiatus (Vaillant, 1893) Fr native  Lais nipah (Malay)  16.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Borneo (Ref. 7050): Kalimantan Barat, Kapuas River drainage; Danau Piam near Ketungau. Also in Sumatra, Taluk and Jambi, Batang (Ref. 42932). Also Ref. 56749.  No picture yet.
Siluridae Ompok hypophthalmus (Bleeker, 1846) Fr native   30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sumatra, Java and Borneo (Ref. 36654). Found in Ciliwung and Brantas river drainages in Java and Barito River drainage in southern Borneo (Ref. 52514). 
Siluridae Ompok javanensis (Hardenberg, 1938) Fr native    Found in Java.  No picture yet.
Siluridae Ompok leiacanthus (Bleeker, 1853) Fr native  Daun bambu (Malay)  19.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Siluridae Ompok miostoma (Vaillant, 1902) Fr native  Wagal (Malay)  21.38 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Mahakam River drainage in eastern Borneo. (Ref. 82371). Type locality: Tepoe, Mahakam R., Borneo. 
Siluridae Ompok pluriradiatus Ng, 2002 Fr native   11.17 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Mahakam River drainage in eastern Borneo. Type locality, Mahakam River drainage, a swift blackwater stream entering Mahakam River from the left side downriver of Muarapahu, Kalimantan Timur, Borneo (Ref. 42932).  No picture yet.
Siluridae Ompok rhadinurus Ng, 2003 Fr native  Lais butu (Malay), Lais pendek mulut (Malay)  21.44 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sumatra (Batang Hari, Deli, Indragiri and Musi River drainages) and Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Kapuas River drainage). 52514). Recorded from Danau Sentarum National Park in the Kapuas basin, Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 56749). 
Siluridae Ompok siluroides Lacepède, 1803 Fr, Fi, Aq native  Lempuk (Malay), Lempuk (Javanese), Panjer (Javanese)  21.44 cm SL male/unsexed  Materials identified under the name O. bimaculatus probably represent a distinct species (Ref. 13275). Known from Great Sunda islands (Ref. 36654). Also Ref. 41236, 43640. 
Siluridae Ompok supernus Ng, 2008 Fr native   16.07 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Rungan River drainage in Kalimantan Tengah, southern Borneo (Ref. 79821). 
Siluridae Ompok weberi (Hardenberg, 1936) Fr native   7.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from western Borneo.  No picture yet.
Butidae Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837) Fr, Br, M native  Spangled gudgeon (English), Payangka (Malay), Beloso (Javanese), Ploso (Javanese)  34.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 48637. 
Synbranchidae Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844 Fr, Br native  Belut (Malay), Welut (Javanese)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Mimika River in central-southern Irian Jaya (Ref. 2847). 
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Fr, Br, Fi, Aq, Sp, B introduced  Mujair (Bahasa Indonesia), Jahir (Batak Toba), Mujair (Malay), Mujair (Javanese)  39.00 cm SL male/unsexed 10 Found in virtually every body of water, including ditches and stagnant pits where few other fish of value can be grown (Ref. 36683). Also Ref. 2, 3, 1739, 7306, 9987, 26920, 42252, 69725. 
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, Fi, Aq introduced  Nila (Bahasa Indonesia), Nila (Batak Toba), Nila (Malay), Nila merah (Bahasa Indonesia)  60.00 cm SL male/unsexed  See Ref. 8984 for nominal catch statistics. Also Ref. 7050. 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias asinua Parenti, Hadiaty, Lumbantobing & Herder, 2013 Fr native  Asinua ricefish (English)  2.68 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sungai Asinua in District of Asinua, Regency of Konawe, Sulawesi Tenggara (Ref. 94271). 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias bonneorum Parenti, 2008 Fr endemic    Known from the Lake Lindu in Sulawesi (Ref. 80012, 126777). 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias celebensis (Weber, 1894) Fr endemic   4.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Celebes (Ref. 7050) and Sulawesi (Ref. 54508). Recorded from a small river approximately 16 km west of Lake Matano, at village Laroeha in central Sulawesi (Ref. 85098). 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias eversi Herder, Hadiaty & Nolte, 2012 Fr endemic  Evers' ricefish (English)  3.62 cm SL male/unsexed ;3.84 cm SL female  Type locality of Oryzias eversi, Tana Toraja, central Sulawesi (Ref. 91779). Endemic to Tilanga Pond in Tana Toraja (Ref. 126777).  No picture yet.
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias hadiatyae Herder & Chapuis, 2010 Fr native   4.03 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.61 cm SL female  Known only from the Lake Masapi, westwards of Lake Towuti in central Sulawesi (Ref. 85098). 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias hubbsi Roberts, 1998 Fr native   2.13 cm SL male/unsexed  Found only in western Java, Jakarta and low hilly area at elevations of 700 to 1000 m in the general vicinity of Bandung. 
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