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OceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970sOceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970s
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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

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 10🇧🇩 Bangladesh 50🇧🇹 Bhutan 6🇮🇳 India 104🇲🇻 Maldives 1🇳🇵 Nepal 32🇵🇰 Pakistan 47🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 27
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
UseFood fishFarmedAquarium fishSport fishingCulture and faithVenomous or dangerousInvasiveScience and research
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🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreButter catfish Asian sheatfish valued for delicate flesh and fish balls.Catfish · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreRohu A large silver carp from South Asian rivers, farmed for food and prized as a game fish.Carp · Rivers and lakes Indian threadfin 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreIndian threadfin A large coastal fish with distinctive long fin filaments.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1804 Kryptoglanis shajii 🇮🇳 IndiaKryptoglanis shajii A tiny blind cave catfish from KeralaCatfish · Rivers and lakes Indian blind catfish 🇮🇳 IndiaIndian blind catfish A tiny, eyeless catfish living in underground wells in India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1948 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreCommon snowtrout A cold-water cyprinid from Himalayan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes Golden barb 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreGolden barb Small Asian cyprinid found in rivers and aquariumsCarp · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 IndiaZebra loach A small, striped freshwater fish from India's Western Ghats, kept in aquariums and eaten locally.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1920 🇦🇺 AustraliaLungfish Ancient freshwater fish that breathe air and have lobed fins.Ancient · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZebrafish Small striped fish from South Asia kept in aquariums and labsCarp · Rivers and lakes 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreGolden mahseer Large cyprinid fish from Himalayan riversCarp · Rivers and lakes Chalakudy barb 🇮🇳 IndiaChalakudy barb Small colourful cyprinid from the Western Ghats rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes South AsiaGreen spotted puffer Small brackish water pufferfish with a tiny genomeOther · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇩 IndonesiaKuhli loach A slender, nocturnal freshwater fish from Southeast Asia popular in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846 🇵🇰 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 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreOne-stripe spiny eel Small spiny eel from South Asian fresh and brackish watersEel · Rivers and lakes 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 2 moreCherry barb Small tropical freshwater fish from Sri Lanka, popular in aquariums for its bright red colour.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1929 🇱🇰 Sri LankaVateria Flower Rasbora Small freshwater fish from Sri Lanka streamsCarp · Rivers and lakes 🇱🇰 Sri LankaCeylonese combtail Aggressive labyrinth fish from Sri LankaOther · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreClimbing perch Amphibious freshwater fish capable of breathing air and moving on land.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1792 🇱🇰 Sri LankaAsoka barb A fast-swimming cyprinid endemic to Sri Lankan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇱🇰 Sri LankaOrnate paradisefish A tiny carnivorous gourami from Sri Lankan streams.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCotio Small river fish of the Ganges and Brahmaputra basinsCarp · 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 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSwamp barb Small tropical freshwater fish from South AsiaCarp · 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 Banded gourami 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreBanded gourami Small tropical air-breathing fish with striped patternsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1801 🇮🇳 IndiaSun catfish A yellow catfish with a black shoulder spot from India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 IndiaPondicherry shark A rare, small grey requiem shark from Indo-Pacific coasts.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839 Borna snakehead 🇮🇳 IndiaBorna snakehead A rare small snakehead from the Chel River.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreSpotted snakehead Small carnivorous fish from South AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 IndiaGollum snakehead Subterranean fish from Kerala aquifersOther · Rivers and lakes · 2019 🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreDwarf snakehead Small freshwater fish native to southern AsiaOther · 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 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePengba A ray-finned fish native to Manipur and Myanmar.Carp · Rivers and lakes Schizothorax plagiostomus 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSchizothorax plagiostomus A high-altitude cyprinid from the Himalayan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 IndiaGarra gotyla A small South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreRita Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZig-zag eel A large freshwater spiny eel native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its zigzag pattern and predatory habits.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1777 🇮🇳 IndiaGangetic leaffish A small Asian fish found in slow rivers and ponds across South Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
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