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Fish of Southeast Asia

60 fish from Southeast Asia on EveryFish so far.

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreSiamese fighting fish A small, colorful freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, famous as a pet and for male aggression.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1910

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

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

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

🇰🇭 Cambodia and 3 moreMoonlight gourami A small, silvery labyrinth fish native to Southeast Asian rivers and swamps.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreGiant pangasius A large freshwater catfish from Southeast Asia, now critically endangered due to overfishing and habitat loss.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1931

Southeast AsiaRainbow shark A Southeast Asian freshwater cyprinid kept as a popular but aggressive aquarium fish.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreWalking catfish A Southeast Asian air-breathing catfish known for moving across land and surviving out of water.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

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

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreIridescent shark Large Southeast Asian catfish farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

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

Siamese fighting fish: Henryk Niestrój, CC BY 4.0, source
Giant snakehead: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
Siamese mud carp: BigYoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri: Pseudogastromyzon, Public domain, source
Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Moonlight gourami: Photo by Greg Hume ( Greg5030 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Giant pangasius: Gv-fishing, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Rainbow shark: MerlinSenger at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Walking catfish: Vassil, CC0, source
Clown featherback: Mistvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Iridescent shark: User:Melanochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Snakeskin gourami: Bochr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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