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SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament

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🇳🇵 Fish of Nepal

32 fish from Nepal, best known first.

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

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndian flying barb A silver cyprinid with long barbels and jumping ability.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1822

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZebrafish Small striped fish from South Asia kept in aquariums and labsCarp · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSwamp barb Small tropical freshwater fish from South AsiaCarp · Rivers and lakes 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreBanded gourami Small tropical air-breathing fish with striped patternsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1801

🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreDwarf snakehead Small freshwater fish native to southern AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 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 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreLong Whiskers Catfish A brackish water catfish with long barbels found in South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreStriped dwarf catfish Small Asian catfish found in brackish waters and swamps.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBlue perch Small Asian freshwater fish with blue finsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreYoyo loach Freshwater fish with yoyo-shaped markingsOther · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Zebrafish: Roundish, CC0, source
Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Swamp barb: AravindManoj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Dwarf snakehead: 5snake5, CC0, source
Indian flying barb: Balaram Mahalder, CC BY 3.0, source
Ticto barb: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source
Blue perch: Kennyannydenny, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Yoyo loach: Orishas92, Public domain, source

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