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
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreButter catfish
Asian sheatfish valued for delicate flesh and fish balls.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaKryptoglanis shajii
A tiny blind cave catfish from KeralaCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaIndian blind catfish
A tiny, eyeless catfish living in underground wells in India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1948
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreSilond catfish
Large schilbid catfish native to South Asian rivers.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreVacha catfish
A schilbid catfish native to South Asia.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish
A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 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
🇮🇳 IndiaSun catfish
A yellow catfish with a black shoulder spot from India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreGiant river-catfish
Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreLong-whiskered catfish
Large Asian catfish prized for food and sport.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGoonch catfish
A massive river catfish native to South Asia.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 morePabdah catfish
Small spotted freshwater catfish from South AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMagur catfish
Freshwater airbreathing catfish from India and BangladeshCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBoal
Large freshwater catfish native to South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGiant devil catfish
Large river catfish of South AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇧🇩 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.
- Butter catfish: Nilesh Heda, Public domain, source
- Silond catfish: Francis Day and Suzini, Public domain, source
- Vacha catfish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chaca chaca: Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sun catfish: Saleeshkumar2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant river-catfish: Staticd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Long-whiskered catfish: Sufe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goonch catfish: Henry Sullivan Thomas, Public domain, 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
- Pabdah catfish: Acarie Baron, Public domain, source
- Magur catfish: Francis Day (1829–1889), Public domain, source
- Boal: Francis Day (1829–1889), Public domain, source
- Giant devil catfish: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Spotted sea catfish: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source