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
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreIndian threadfin
A large coastal fish with distinctive long fin filaments.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1804
South AsiaGreen spotted puffer
Small brackish water pufferfish with a tiny genomeOther · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreGoldspot mullet
Small coastal mullet of the Indian OceanOther · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreSpotted snakehead
Small carnivorous fish from South 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
🇵🇰 PakistanElongate glassy perchlet
Small translucent fish from South Asian watersOther · Rivers and lakes
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreJapanese meagre
A large saltwater fish found across the Indo-Pacific region.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper
Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBarramundi
A catadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific, valued for sport and aquaculture.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreParadise threadfin
A yellow-finned ray-finned fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
South AsiaGreen spotted puffer
Small brackish water pufferfish with a tiny genomeOther · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreGoldspot mullet
Small coastal mullet of the Indian OceanOther · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreSpotted snakehead
Small carnivorous fish from South 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
🇵🇰 PakistanElongate glassy perchlet
Small translucent fish from South Asian watersOther · Rivers and lakes
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreJapanese meagre
A large saltwater fish found across the Indo-Pacific region.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper
Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBarramundi
A catadromous fish found across the Indo-West Pacific, valued for sport and aquaculture.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreParadise threadfin
A yellow-finned ray-finned fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Green spotted puffer: Starseed, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Goldspot mullet: Afsar Nayakkan, CC BY 4.0, source
- Spotted snakehead: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Elongate glassy perchlet: Captain R C Beavan, Public domain, source
- Japanese meagre: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant mudskipper: Artem Abdukakharov, CC BY 4.0, source
- Barramundi: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Paradise threadfin: George Henry Ford, Public domain, source