List of Endemic Species of Taiwan - Endemic Freshwater Fishes

Endemic Freshwater Fishes

• Order Cypriniformes (Minnows and Carps)

1. Taitung River Loach – Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng et Shen
2. Formosan River Loach – Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger)
3. Shen's river loach – Hemimyzon sheni Chen et Fang
4. River Loach – Formosania lacustris (Steindachner)
5. Pulin River Loach – Sinogastromyzon puliensis Liang
6. Rasborinus macrolepis (Regan) (Extinct)
7. Pararasbora moltrechti Regan
8. Acrossocheilus paradoxus (Günther)
9. Lake Candidus Dace – Candidia barbata (Regan)
10. Microphysogobio alticorpus Banarescu et Nalbant
11. Taiwan Ku Fish – Scaphesthes alticorpus (Oshima)
12. Freshwater Minnow – Zacco pachycephalus (Günther)
13. Gobiobotia cheni Banarescu et Nalbant
14. Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther)
15. Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima)
16. Squalidus iijimae (Oshima)

• Order Perciformes (Perch-like Fishes)

1. Goby – Rhinogobius gigas Aonuma et Chen
2. Goby – Rhinogobius formosanus Oshima
3. Goby – Cryptocentrus yatsui Tomiyama
4. Goby – Rhinogobius nantaiensis Aonuma et Chen
5. Goby – Rhinogobius henchuenensis Chen et Shao
6. Goby – Rhinogobius delicatus Chen et Shao
7. Goby – Rhinogobius maculafasciatus Chen et Shao
8. Goby – Rhinogobius rubromaculatus Lee et Chang
9. Goby – Myersina yangii (Chen) (Extinct)
10. Goby – Rhinogobius lanyuensis Chen, Miller et Fang

• Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)

1. Formosan Trooent Catfish – Liobagrus formosanus Regan
2. Bagrid Catfish – Pseudobagrus adiposalis Oshima
3. Bagrid Catfish – Pseudobagrus brevianalis Regan

• Order Osmeriformes (Smelts, Galaxiids, and relatives)

1. Ariake Icefish – Salanx acuticeps Regan (Extinct)

• Order Salmoniformes (Salmons and Trouts)

1. Formosan landlocked salmon – Oncorhynchus formosanus (Jordan et Oshima)