Large: 60 cm to 1.5 m
Salmon, cod, rohu, catla, groupers and the mahseer. 288 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇯🇵 JapanGiant Lake Biwa catfish
Large predatory catfish endemic to Lake Biwa in JapanCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1961
🇸🇳 Senegal and 3 moreWest African lungfish
Air-breathing freshwater fish from AfricaAncient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey
An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreAsian arowana
Large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia known for its metallic scales and cultural significance.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1840
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBull trout
A large char native to cold rivers of northwestern North America.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1836
WorldBartail flathead
A widespread marine flathead found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreStriped snakehead
A large freshwater food fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 AustraliaMary River cod
An endangered freshwater perch native to the Mary River system in Queensland, Australia.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreShort-finned eel
A catadromous eel native to Australia and New Zealand.Eel · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesCui-ui
Endangered sucker fish native to Pyramid Lake in NevadaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 morePouched lamprey
Southern hemisphere migratory lamprey with a unique breeding pouchAncient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCoho salmon
Anadromous Pacific salmon known for silver ocean phase and red spawning colours.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Giant Lake Biwa catfish: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- West African lungfish: Gőtehal.jpg : Mathae derivative work: Bff, CC BY 2.5, source
- Pacific lamprey: Dave Herasimtschuk, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Asian arowana: Marcel Burkhard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bull trout: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bartail flathead: Micromesistius, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Striped snakehead: Justin Philbois, CC0, source
- Short-finned eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Cui-ui: John Otterbein Snyder, Public domain, source
- Pouched lamprey: Peter Anderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Coho salmon: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain, source