Fisheries Department Addresses Thailand FishAI App Controversy Over Misidentified Fish Species
The Fisheries Department clarified that its Thailand FishAI app, still in prototype stage, currently identifies only 50 fish species and acknowledged errors flagged by users as it continues developing the AI system. The department is expand
On May 2, 2025, the Fisheries Department clarified issues with the Thailand FishAI application following online discussions about errors in the app's fish identification function. The department thanked users for their interest in downloading the app and explained the current limitations.
Thailand FishAI is a research and development project utilizing artificial intelligence technology that was completed within just one year. Currently, the prototype system can identify 50 fish species (though it cannot yet identify all species). Each fish species requires extensive image data collected from fieldwork, including various sizes and angles—typically 100 to 1,000 images per species depending on the fish's distinctive characteristics—to train the AI system.
The species currently identifiable are mostly freshwater fish from the Cyprinidae family, the most diverse fish family in Thailand, including both common and rare endemic species such as white barb, gold barb, giant snakehead, red-finned barb, various loaches, silver barb, rosy barb, false shark, coral barb, sweetlips, and snakehead. The app also identifies rare Thai species like Thai freshwater angelfish and Thai siamese. Additionally, it can identify some ornamental fish species including Siamese fighting fish, carp, goldfish, koi, and some exotic species, as well as some economically important species like snapper, catfish, and tilapia.
The Fisheries Department is committed to continuously expanding the database so the AI system can identify more fish species, requiring ongoing collaboration across multiple sectors to enhance service quality.
The Thailand FishAI application also features a "Library" function—an aquatic animal database allowing users to search information on over 2,000 aquatic species collected by the Fisheries Department, including freshwater fish, saltwater fish, ornamental fish, and aquatic plants, organized by category for convenient and rapid access.
Additionally, the "Survey" function allows users unfamiliar with a fish species to upload photos with details and directly consult Fisheries Department experts through the app. Experts will respond and notify users, while user-submitted fish images help improve the app's database.
Users encountering problems, inaccurate AI results, or having suggestions can report issues through the "Survey" menu or via the official LINE Open Chat by searching "Thailand Fish AI." The Fisheries Department welcomes all feedback for continuous improvement.
