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Fish of Southeast Asia

60 fish from Southeast Asia on EveryFish so far.

🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreSiamese mud carp Freshwater cyprinid native to Mekong and Chao Phraya riversCarp · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreCelestial pearl danio A tiny, brightly coloured freshwater fish from Myanmar and Thailand, popular in the aquarium trade.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 2006

🇰🇭 Cambodia and 2 moreGiant barb The largest cyprinid fish, native to major river basins in Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreEmpurau A large Southeast Asian river fish prized for its high market value.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreTinfoil barb A large Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its red fins and silvery body.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1853

🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreHampala barb Large predatory cyprinid from Southeast Asian rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJava barb A silvery freshwater fish farmed across Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJullien's golden carp Endangered Southeast Asian river fish with five stripesCarp · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Siamese mud carp: BigYoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Celestial pearl danio: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Giant barb: User:Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Empurau: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tinfoil barb: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hampala barb: Published by Zoologische Mededelingen, at http://www.zoologischemedede, CC BY 3.0, source
Java barb: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, source
Jullien's golden carp: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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