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 | | Nearly all the families, most genera, and numerous species are shared between these two areas; two closely related families, Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) and Blue-eyes (Pseudomugilidae) are unique to the combined region. |
 | | The freshwater fishes are mainly derived from marine ancestors belonging to the orders Pristiformes, Clupeiformes, Siluroidiformes, Beloniformes, Syngnathiformes, Mugiliformes, Perciformes and Pleuronectiformes. |
 | | The country completely lacks fish belonging to the true freshwater fishes of Southeast Asia, the saltwater barrier demarcated by Wallace's line forming an insurmountable obstacle to their eastward progress (Munro, 1967; Allen, 1991). |
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