Fish of East Asia
48 fish from East Asia on EveryFish so far.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreMasu salmon
Pacific salmonid native to East Asian coasts and rivers.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreMandarin fish
Freshwater predatory perch native to East AsiaPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1855
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreAsian swamp eel
A freshwater, air-breathing fish native to Asia and introduced elsewhere.Eel · Rivers and lakes
🇯🇵 JapanNigorobuna
Wild carp from Lake Biwa used for fermented sushi.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 ChinaWhite Cloud Mountain minnow
A small, hardy freshwater fish native to China, popular in aquariums for its cold tolerance and peaceful nature.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1930
🇨🇳 ChinaWuchang bream
A farmed freshwater fish native to the Yangtze basin in China.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 RussiaOmul
A whitefish species endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreBlack carp
A large freshwater fish native to East Asia, known for eating snails and causing ecological issues in the US.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreMud carp
Freshwater fish farmed in Asia since the Tang dynastyCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreSakhalin taimen
Large, ancient salmonid of Northeast AsiaSalmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 ChinaDabry's sturgeon
Freshwater sturgeon native to the Yangtze River basin in China.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreAmur catfish
Large freshwater catfish native to East AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreNorthern snakehead
A freshwater fish from East Asia known for its air-breathing ability and invasive spread in North America.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1842
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreGrass carp
Large herbivorous freshwater fish used for weed control and food.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreBighead carp
A large Asian freshwater fish farmed globally and invasive in North America.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSilver carp
A filter-feeding freshwater fish native to Asia, now invasive in North America.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1844
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Masu salmon: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mandarin fish: Andshel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asian swamp eel: Leo G. Nico, USGS, Gainesville, FL, Public domain, source
- Nigorobuna: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- White Cloud Mountain minnow: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wuchang bream: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Omul: Newspaper "Number One" (photographer Petr Sanzhiev), Public domain, source
- Black carp: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain, source
- Mud carp: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Sakhalin taimen: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dabry's sturgeon: Josephe Huët, Public domain, source
- Amur catfish: rhosoi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Northern snakehead: USGS, Public domain, source
- Grass carp: Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS, Public domain, source
- Bighead carp: Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, CC BY 2.0, source
- Silver carp: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source