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🇱🇦 Fish of Laos

12 fish from Laos, best known first.

Reef or sea River or lake Fishing harbour Fish market Aquarium or research City

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSiamese tigerfish A critically endangered freshwater perch from Indochina.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1998

🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreSiamese mud carp Freshwater cyprinid native to Mekong and Chao Phraya riversCarp · Rivers and lakes

🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreGyrinocheilus aymonieri A Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its suction-like mouth and role in the aquarium trade.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 morePeacock eel A small freshwater spiny eel from Southeast Asia.Eel · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreMekong giant catfish A massive freshwater fish native to the Mekong basin, now critically endangered.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreTinfoil barb A large Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its red fins and silvery body.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1853

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJullien's golden carp Endangered Southeast Asian river fish with five stripesCarp · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreSiamese fighting fish A small, colorful freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, famous as a pet and for male aggression.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1910

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreClown featherback Large tropical freshwater fish with a knife-shaped body and spotted pattern.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreBronze featherback A freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia used for food.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSnakeskin gourami A large Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its striped pattern and air-breathing ability.Other · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Siamese fighting fish: Henryk Niestrój, CC BY 4.0, source
Siamese tigerfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Siamese mud carp: BigYoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri: Pseudogastromyzon, Public domain, source
Peacock eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mekong giant catfish: KKPCW, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tinfoil barb: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Jullien's golden carp: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Clown featherback: Mistvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bronze featherback: Swaine (printer), Public domain, source
Snakeskin gourami: Bochr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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