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Fish of South Asia

116 fish from South Asia on EveryFish so far.

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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

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreEstuarine stonefish A venomous marine ray-finned fish found in the Indo-Pacific region.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1766

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreWhitespotted bamboo shark A small, bottom-dwelling carpet shark with purple and pink spots, common in Asian coral reefs.Shark · Coasts and shelves

South AsiaWinghead shark A small hammerhead with an exceptionally wide cephalofoil.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822

🇮🇳 IndiaPondicherry shark A rare, small grey requiem shark from Indo-Pacific coasts.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839

🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSpadenose shark Small coastal shark with a flat snout and advanced placenta.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1838

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGanges shark Critically endangered river shark of South AsiaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839

Photo credits on this page

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

Estuarine stonefish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Whitespotted bamboo shark: yvonne n, CC BY 2.0, source
Winghead shark: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Pondicherry shark: J.A.F. Garrick, Public domain, source
Spadenose shark: Müller & Henle, Public domain, source
Ganges shark: Müller & Henle, Public domain, source

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