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Fish of South Asia

116 fish from South Asia on EveryFish so far.

Fish places

Events

World Fisheries Day National Fish Farmers' Day Magh Bihu and Uruka community fishing Matsya Jayanti Narali Purnima Hilsa season in Bengal Monsoon fishing ban, India's west coast Fishing ban, India's east coast

Countries

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 10 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 50 🇧🇹 Bhutan 6 🇮🇳 India 104 🇲🇻 Maldives 1 🇳🇵 Nepal 32 🇵🇰 Pakistan 47 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 27

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreSilond catfish Large schilbid catfish native to South Asian rivers.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

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

🇮🇳 IndiaSun catfish A yellow catfish with a black shoulder spot from India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreRita Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 morePangas catfish Large shark catfish from South Asian rivers and estuaries.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822 🇮🇳 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

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreSpotted sea catfish A tropical catfish found in Indo-Pacific watersCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1792

Photo credits on this page

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

Silond catfish: Francis Day and Suzini, Public domain, source
Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sun catfish: Saleeshkumar2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Rita: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Pangas catfish: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source
Spotted sea catfish: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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