🇲🇲 Fish of Myanmar
31 fish from Myanmar, best known first.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndian flying barb
A silver cyprinid with long barbels and jumping ability.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami
Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreCelestial pearl danio
A tiny, brightly coloured freshwater fish from Myanmar and Thailand, popular in the aquarium trade.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 2006
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 morePearl danio
Small tropical freshwater fish with an iridescent sheen.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇲 MyanmarOdessa barb
Small colourful cyprinid from Myanmar popular in home aquariumsCarp · Rivers and lakes · 2008
🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreGiant freshwater stingray
The widest freshwater fish in the world, found in Southeast Asian rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1852
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChaca chaca
A burrowing angler catfish from South Asian rivers with a flattened body and ambush hunting style.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreBanded gourami
Small tropical air-breathing fish with striped patternsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1801
🇮🇳 India and 4 morePool barb
Small tropical cyprinid from Asian inland watersCarp · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 moreTicto barb
Small silver freshwater fish with two black spotsCarp · 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
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreBronze featherback
A freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia used for food.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
- Odessa barb: Waitingonthetide, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Celestial pearl danio: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pearl danio: Sc99cs at English Wikipedia ( Original text: Steven Coburn sc99cs ), Public domain, source
- Giant freshwater stingray: Barry Rogge, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chaca chaca: Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, CC BY 3.0, source
- Indian flying barb: Balaram Mahalder, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ticto barb: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bronze featherback: Swaine (printer), Public domain, source