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🇮🇳 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

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreSilond catfish Large schilbid catfish native to South Asian rivers.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 3 moreVacha catfish A schilbid catfish native to South Asia.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreOne-stripe spiny eel Small spiny eel from South Asian fresh and brackish watersEel · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChaca chaca A burrowing angler catfish from South Asian rivers with a flattened body and ambush hunting style.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreDwarf gourami Small South Asian freshwater fish with vibrant colours.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreGiant river-catfish Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 IndiaGarra gotyla A small South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreRita Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · 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
Silond catfish: Francis Day and Suzini, Public domain, source
Vacha catfish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
One-stripe spiny eel: Nilesh Heda, Public domain, source
Chaca chaca: Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, CC BY 3.0, source
Dwarf gourami: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Giant river-catfish: Staticd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Garra gotyla: Natgez, Public domain, source
Rita: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source

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