---
title: "Taiwan Horse Mouth"
description: "Candidia barbata — Poissons. Candidia barbata is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/taiwan-horse-mouth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwan Horse Mouth

> Candidia barbata — Poissons. Candidia barbata is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae.

- Scientific name: *Candidia barbata*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 1644
- Wikidata: [Q3757432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3757432)
- iNaturalist taxon: [565373](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/565373)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Horse Mouth
- de: Candidius-Seehasel
- es: Candidia barbatus

## Countries with the most observations

TW (1537)

## Summary

Candidia barbata is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae. This species is endemic to Taiwan where it is found in the upper reaches of rivers, preferring to stay in cooler, clear waters.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidia_barbata

## Photo

![Taiwan Horse Mouth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-horse-mouth/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68718457

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-horse-mouth?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).