Small: 5 to 20 cm
Sardines, anchovies, most aquarium fish and many reef fish. 175 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreCommon galaxias
A small migratory fish of the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaZebra loach
A small, striped freshwater fish from India's Western Ghats, kept in aquariums and eaten locally.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1920
🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreSilver cyprinid
A small pelagic fish from Lake Victoria that supports regional food security.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇬 NigeriaHingemouth
Small African fish with a unique proboscis-like mouthOther · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami
Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldGuntea loach
A small Asian loach that breathes through its gut to survive in poor water.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreDwarf gourami
Small South Asian freshwater fish with vibrant colours.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 PakistanElongate glassy perchlet
Small translucent fish from South Asian watersOther · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreLake Malawi sardine
Small freshwater fish endemic to Lake MalawiOther · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Zebra loach: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Silver cyprinid: Boulenger, George Albert; Loat, L., Public domain, source
- Hingemouth: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
- Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Guntea loach: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Dwarf gourami: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Elongate glassy perchlet: Captain R C Beavan, Public domain, source
- Common galaxias: Lycaon.cl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source