Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 265 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreMozambique tilapia
A hardy cichlid from southeastern Africa, now farmed globally and listed as a major invasive species.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish
A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · 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
🇮🇳 IndiaSun catfish
A yellow catfish with a black shoulder spot from India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
WorldJarbua terapon
A striped Indo-Pacific fish found in seas and rivers.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1775
🇮🇳 IndiaBorna snakehead
A rare small snakehead from the Chel River.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreDwarf snakehead
Small freshwater fish native to southern AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFreshwater garfish
A slender, toothed needlefish from Asian fresh waters.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldTank goby
Large subtropical goby found in fresh and salt waterOther · 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
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreStriped dwarf catfish
Small Asian catfish found in brackish waters and swamps.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 3 moreBlack ghost knifefish
Nocturnal electric fish from South American riversOther · Rivers and lakes · 1766
🇦🇺 AustraliaSpangled grunter
Hardy Australian freshwater fish with reddish spotsOther · Rivers and lakes · 1859
🇧🇯 Benin and 2 moreReedfish
A lung-breathing, snake-like fish from West Africa.Ancient · 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
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreStriped bass
Anadromous marine fish native to the Atlantic coast of North America, known for sport fishing and culinary use.Other · Rivers and lakes
Latin America and the CaribbeanPayara
Predatory Amazonian fish with long lower fangsOther · Rivers and lakes
WorldPufferfish
Toxic fish that inflate into spiny spheres for defence.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.
- Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chaca chaca: Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sun catfish: Saleeshkumar2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jarbua terapon: Sahat Ratmuangkhwang, CC BY 3.0, source
- Dwarf snakehead: 5snake5, CC0, source
- Freshwater garfish: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tank goby: Aqmal-Naser et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0, source
- Walking catfish: Vassil, CC0, source
- Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Black ghost knifefish: Photo by and (c)2005 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Spangled grunter: James Douglas Ogilby / Allan Riverstone McCulloch, Public domain, source
- Reedfish: Michał Zalewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snakeskin gourami: Bochr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Striped bass: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Payara: Oudart, Public domain, source
- Pufferfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source