Fish of South Asia
116 fish from South Asia on EveryFish so far.
Fish places
Vembanad and the Kerala backwaters 7Sassoon Dock, Mumbai 2Chilika Lake 1The Andaman Islands 1Corbett and the RamgangaEast Kolkata WetlandsGariahat market, KolkataHowrah wholesale fish marketICAR-CIFA, BhubaneswarKasimedu, ChennaiKochi and the Chinese fishing netsLakshadweepLoktak LakeMangaluru fishing harbourRatnagiri and the Konkan coastThe GangesThe HooghlyThe MaldivesThe Padma and Meghna at ChandpurThe SundarbansVeravalWestern Ghats rivers and the Kaveri
Events
World Fisheries DayNational Fish Farmers' DayMagh Bihu and Uruka community fishingMatsya JayantiNarali PurnimaHilsa season in BengalMonsoon fishing ban, India's west coastFishing ban, India's east coast
Countries
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreRohu
A large silver carp from South Asian rivers, farmed for food and prized as a game fish.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreCommon snowtrout
A cold-water cyprinid from Himalayan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreGolden barb
Small Asian cyprinid found in rivers and aquariumsCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZebrafish
Small striped fish from South Asia kept in aquariums and labsCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreGolden mahseer
Large cyprinid fish from Himalayan riversCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaChalakudy barb
Small colourful cyprinid from the Western Ghats rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 2 moreCherry barb
Small tropical freshwater fish from Sri Lanka, popular in aquariums for its bright red colour.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1929
🇱🇰 Sri LankaVateria Flower Rasbora
Small freshwater fish from Sri Lanka streamsCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇰 Sri LankaAsoka barb
A fast-swimming cyprinid endemic to Sri Lankan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCotio
Small river fish of the Ganges and Brahmaputra basinsCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSwamp barb
Small tropical freshwater fish from South AsiaCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePengba
A ray-finned fish native to Manipur and Myanmar.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSchizothorax plagiostomus
A high-altitude cyprinid from the Himalayan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaGarra gotyla
A small South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreTrout barb
A slender carp living in fresh waters near the Bay of BengalCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreMola carplet
A small freshwater fish from the Indian subcontinent valued as food.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 morePool barb
Small tropical cyprinid from Asian inland watersCarp · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreOlive barb
A cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
South AsiaRosy barb
A colourful subtropical freshwater fish popular in home aquariums.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndian flying barb
A silver cyprinid with long barbels and jumping ability.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 3 moreReba carp
An edible freshwater fish native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 moreTicto barb
Small silver freshwater fish with two black spotsCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaDenison barb
Endangered Indian cyprinid prized in the aquarium tradeCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaOrange-finned mahseer
Critically endangered freshwater game fish from India.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 2007
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreTor mahseer
Large cyprinid fish of Himalayan rivers with record-sized scales.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 moreCopper mahseer
A freshwater cyprinid fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTor khudree
A large freshwater carp native to Indian rivers, known for its silvery body and red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1838
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreKuria labeo
A large freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBata
A slow-moving freshwater carp native to India and Bangladesh.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMrigal carp
A farmed freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreCatla
Large freshwater carp farmed across South Asia for food.Carp · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rohu: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Common snowtrout: L. Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zebrafish: Roundish, CC0, source
- Golden mahseer: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cherry barb: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vateria Flower Rasbora: Rupert A. Collins, CC BY 3.0, source
- Asoka barb: (c) Wich'yanan L, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
- Cotio: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Swamp barb: AravindManoj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pengba: Achilles, Public domain, source
- Garra gotyla: Natgez, Public domain, source
- Trout barb: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Mola carplet: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Olive barb: Viswaprabha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rosy barb: Kkonstan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Indian flying barb: Balaram Mahalder, CC BY 3.0, source
- Reba carp: A. M. Sajina & Deepa Sudheesan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ticto barb: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Denison barb: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Orange-finned mahseer: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tor mahseer: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Copper mahseer: Ben Laloo, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kuria labeo: Hamid Badar Osmany, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bata: Priyankar Chakraborty, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mrigal carp: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, source
- Catla: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 4.0, source