Discovered 12 new freshwater fish species

Ho Chi Minh City-based Wildlife Protection Agency (WAR) announced the discovery of 12 new freshwater fish species in Vietnam. These are the species discovered in surveys in Phu Quoc from the end of 2008 to the present.

Bui Huu Manh, conservation officer of WAR, said: ' The discovery of these new freshwater fish species in Vietnam suggests that there are still many species of freshwater fish that have no other economic value yet was discovered '.

Dolphins with split tail (Lepidocephalichthys furcatus).(Photo: minh minh - VNA)

According to Manh, a number of species are guessed by foreign researchers in Vietnam as they are recorded in neighboring areas such as Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, now confirmed as espei Trigonostigma.

Some species were only recorded in Indonesia and Malaysia such as Barbucca cf. diabolica. For temporarily identified species, there may be new species for science. Therefore, the current identification is only at the initial stage. Additional findings or changes may be published in the future.

12 new freshwater fish species discovered in Vietnam include:

Spiny stream-tailed fish (Barbucca cf. diabolica); dolphin myers (Pangio myersi); dolphins with split tail (Lepidocephalichthys furcatus); Lang brown fish (Amblyceps cf. foratum); mouthfishes (Betta prima); Goldfish (Rasbora pauciperforata) - Redstripe rasbora; the heart of the triangle (Trigonostigma espei) - Lambchop rasbora; flower tail perch (Belontia hasselti) - Malay combtail; Perforated snake fish (Nandus cf. nebulosus) - Bornean leaffish; Purple melon striped fish (Danio pulcher) - Pearl Danio; fish with Kryptopterus macrocephalus - Striped glass catfish; schneider catfish (Silurichthys schneideri).