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Fish of Southeast Asia

60 fish from Southeast Asia on EveryFish so far.

🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreMilkfish The sole living species of the family Chanidae, found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves

Southeast AsiaKissing gourami A Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its unique mouth-to-mouth sparring behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes

Southeast AsiaGiant snakehead A large freshwater predator from Southeast Asia known for air breathing and invasive potential.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreGyrinocheilus aymonieri A Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its suction-like mouth and role in the aquarium trade.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreFire eel Large spiny eel with red markings from Southeast AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreClown featherback Large tropical freshwater fish with a knife-shaped body and spotted pattern.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGourami A family of freshwater labyrinth fish native to Asia, known for their air-breathing organ and varied parental care.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1832

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSnakeskin gourami A large Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its striped pattern and air-breathing ability.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreGiant gourami A large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia valued for food and kept in aquaria.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.

Milkfish: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
Kissing gourami: Matthew1968 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Giant snakehead: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri: Pseudogastromyzon, Public domain, source
Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Dwarf gourami: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Clown featherback: Mistvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Snakeskin gourami: Bochr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Giant gourami: Joshua Sherurcij, Attribution, source

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