🇲🇾 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
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami
Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreAsian redtail catfish
Large Asian bagrid catfish with a bright red tail.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreEmpurau
A large Southeast Asian river fish prized for its high market value.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreHampala barb
Large predatory cyprinid from Southeast Asian rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJava barb
A silvery freshwater fish farmed across Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFreshwater garfish
A slender, toothed needlefish from Asian fresh waters.Other · 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
🇮🇩 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
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreToli shad
A prized shad of the Indian and Pacific coastsHerring · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreIridescent shark
Large Southeast Asian catfish farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGiant gourami
A large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia valued for food and kept in aquaria.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBoal
Large freshwater catfish native to South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper
Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBarramundi
A catadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific, valued for sport and aquaculture.Other · 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 1 moreAsian redtail catfish
Large Asian bagrid catfish with a bright red tail.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreEmpurau
A large Southeast Asian river fish prized for its high market value.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreHampala barb
Large predatory cyprinid from Southeast Asian rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJava barb
A silvery freshwater fish farmed across Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFreshwater garfish
A slender, toothed needlefish from Asian fresh waters.Other · 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
🇮🇩 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
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreToli shad
A prized shad of the Indian and Pacific coastsHerring · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreIridescent shark
Large Southeast Asian catfish farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGiant gourami
A large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia valued for food and kept in aquaria.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBoal
Large freshwater catfish native to South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper
Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBarramundi
A catadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific, valued for sport and aquaculture.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
- Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Empurau: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hampala barb: Published by Zoologische Mededelingen, at http://www.zoologischemedede, CC BY 3.0, source
- Java barb: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, source
- Dwarf gourami: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Freshwater garfish: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Toli shad: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Iridescent shark: User:Melanochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant gourami: Joshua Sherurcij, Attribution, source
- Boal: Francis Day (1829–1889), Public domain, source
- Giant mudskipper: Artem Abdukakharov, CC BY 4.0, source
- Barramundi: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0, source