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
🇮🇳 IndiaZebra loach
A small, striped freshwater fish from India's Western Ghats, kept in aquariums and eaten locally.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1920
South AsiaGreen spotted puffer
Small brackish water pufferfish with a tiny genomeOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreReef stonefish
A highly venomous marine fish known for its rock-like camouflage and potent toxins.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801
🇮🇩 IndonesiaKuhli loach
A slender, nocturnal freshwater fish from Southeast Asia popular in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846
🇱🇰 Sri LankaCeylonese combtail
Aggressive labyrinth fish from Sri LankaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇰 Sri LankaOrnate paradisefish
A tiny carnivorous gourami from Sri Lankan streams.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreHoney gourami
Small orange freshwater fish from India and BangladeshOther · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreGiant danio
Large, active freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreDwarf gourami
Small South Asian freshwater fish with vibrant colours.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMalabar danio
A small, striped freshwater fish from India and Sri Lanka.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1849
🇮🇳 IndiaDwarf pufferfish
A tiny freshwater pufferfish from India prized for its bright colours and small size in home aquaria.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1941
🇮🇳 IndiaBorna snakehead
A rare small snakehead from the Chel River.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreDwarf snakehead
Small freshwater fish native to southern AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaGangetic leaffish
A small Asian fish found in slow rivers and ponds across South Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFreshwater garfish
A slender, toothed needlefish from Asian fresh waters.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreBronze featherback
A freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia used for food.Other · 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.
- Zebra loach: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Green spotted puffer: Starseed, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Reef stonefish: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kuhli loach: Iidkk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ceylonese combtail: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ornate paradisefish: Klaus de Leuw, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Honey gourami: Antoondommerholt at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant danio: Faucon, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Dwarf gourami: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Malabar danio: Original uploader was Przemysław Malkowski ( Pmalkowski at en.wikipedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Dwarf pufferfish: 5snake5, CC0, source
- Dwarf snakehead: 5snake5, CC0, source
- Gangetic leaffish: Nilesh Heda, Public domain, source
- Freshwater garfish: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bronze featherback: Swaine (printer), Public domain, source
- Yoyo loach: Orishas92, Public domain, source