🇲🇾 Fish of Malaysia
30 fish from Malaysia, best known first.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreFire eel
Large spiny eel with red markings from Southeast AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 1 moreFigure 8 puffer
A small brackish water pufferfish with distinctive eye-like markings.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 morePearl gourami
Small Southeast Asian fish with a pearly patternOther · Rivers and lakes · 1852
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami
Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇾 MalaysiaChocolate gourami
Small maternal mouthbrooding fish from Southeast Asian peat swampsOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFreshwater garfish
A slender, toothed needlefish from Asian fresh waters.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGourami
A family of freshwater labyrinth fish native to Asia, known for their air-breathing organ and varied parental care.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1832
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGiant gourami
A large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia valued for food and kept in aquaria.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 1 moreFigure 8 puffer
A small brackish water pufferfish with distinctive eye-like markings.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 morePearl gourami
Small Southeast Asian fish with a pearly patternOther · Rivers and lakes · 1852
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pearl gourami: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Figure 8 puffer: ColdmachineUK, CC BY 2.5, source
- Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dwarf gourami: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Freshwater garfish: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant gourami: Joshua Sherurcij, Attribution, source