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
🇮🇳 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
🇱🇰 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
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish
A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreDwarf snakehead
Small freshwater fish native to southern AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePengba
A ray-finned fish native to Manipur and Myanmar.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSchizothorax plagiostomus
A high-altitude cyprinid from the Himalayan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreStriped snakehead
A large freshwater food fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTor khudree
A large freshwater carp native to Indian rivers, known for its silvery body and red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1838
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 morePangas catfish
Large shark catfish from South Asian rivers and estuaries.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreKuria labeo
A large freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBata
A slow-moving freshwater carp native to India and Bangladesh.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBullseye snakehead
Large air-breathing fish native to South Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMrigal carp
A farmed freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreCatla
Large freshwater carp farmed across South Asia for food.Carp · 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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rohu: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Cherry barb: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dwarf snakehead: 5snake5, CC0, source
- Pengba: Achilles, Public domain, source
- Tor mahseer: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Striped snakehead: Justin Philbois, CC0, source
- Pangas catfish: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kuria labeo: Hamid Badar Osmany, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bata: Priyankar Chakraborty, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bullseye snakehead: Ianaré Sévi, Public domain, source
- Mrigal carp: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, source
- Catla: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barramundi: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0, source