Fish of Southeast Asia
60 fish from Southeast Asia on EveryFish so far.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreHarlequin rasbora
A small, colourful freshwater fish popular in home aquariums for its distinctive black body marking.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇲 MyanmarOdessa barb
Small colourful cyprinid from Myanmar popular in home aquariumsCarp · Rivers and lakes · 2008
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreSiamese mud carp
Freshwater cyprinid native to Mekong and Chao Phraya riversCarp · Rivers and lakes
Southeast AsiaSiamese algae-eater
A bottom-dwelling freshwater fish from Southeast Asia known for eating red algae in aquariums.Carp · Rivers and lakes
Southeast AsiaRainbow shark
A Southeast Asian freshwater cyprinid kept as a popular but aggressive aquarium fish.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 ThailandRed-tailed black shark
A critically endangered Thai carp kept widely in aquariums for its black body and red tail.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1931
Southeast AsiaClown barb
A spotted freshwater fish from Borneo and Sumatra.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreBala shark
A large, silver cyprinid often kept in aquariums despite its size.Carp · 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
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreTiger barb
Active striped freshwater fish popular in home aquariums.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJullien's golden carp
Endangered Southeast Asian river fish with five stripesCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 morePaedocypris progenetica
A translucent cyprinid from Southeast Asian peat swamps, holding the record for smallest adult vertebrate until 2012.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 2006
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Harlequin rasbora: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Odessa barb: Waitingonthetide, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Siamese mud carp: BigYoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Siamese algae-eater: Published by Zoologische Mededelingen, at http://www.zoologischemedede, CC BY 3.0, source
- Rainbow shark: MerlinSenger at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red-tailed black shark: Astellar87, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Clown barb: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bala shark: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Tiger barb: Photo by Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Jullien's golden carp: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source