All fish
1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇮🇳 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
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 moreShabout
A large freshwater carp native to the Tigris-Euphrates basin in Western Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇯🇵 JapanNigorobuna
Wild carp from Lake Biwa used for fermented sushi.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 ThailandRed-tailed black shark
A critically endangered Thai carp kept widely in aquariums for its black body and red tail.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1931
🇨🇳 ChinaWhite Cloud Mountain minnow
A small, hardy freshwater fish native to China, popular in aquariums for its cold tolerance and peaceful nature.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1930
🇨🇳 ChinaWuchang bream
A farmed freshwater fish native to the Yangtze basin in China.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 moreMangar
Large cyprinid fish of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1843
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreCaspian kutum
A prized ray-finned fish from the Caspian Sea.Carp · Estuaries and mangroves · 1901
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGolden shiner
A North American minnow used widely as bait and in pond culture.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 2 moreGiant barb
The largest cyprinid fish, native to major river basins in Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreEmpurau
A large Southeast Asian river fish prized for its high market value.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJava barb
A silvery freshwater fish farmed across Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJullien's golden carp
Endangered Southeast Asian river fish with five stripesCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreBlack carp
A large freshwater fish native to East Asia, known for eating snails and causing ecological issues in the US.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreMud carp
Freshwater fish farmed in Asia since the Tang dynastyCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 2 moreCherry barb
Small tropical freshwater fish from Sri Lanka, popular in aquariums for its bright red colour.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1929
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePengba
A ray-finned fish native to Manipur and Myanmar.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSchizothorax plagiostomus
A high-altitude cyprinid from the Himalayan rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTor khudree
A large freshwater carp native to Indian rivers, known for its silvery body and red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1838
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreKuria labeo
A large freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBata
A slow-moving freshwater carp native to India and Bangladesh.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreCommon carp
A widespread freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia, now farmed globally and often invasive.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreGrass carp
Large herbivorous freshwater fish used for weed control and food.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreBighead carp
A large Asian freshwater fish farmed globally and invasive in North America.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSilver carp
A filter-feeding freshwater fish native to Asia, now invasive in North America.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1844
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMrigal carp
A farmed freshwater carp native to South Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreCatla
Large freshwater carp farmed across South Asia for food.Carp · 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
- Shabout: seyedahmadreza Hashemi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Nigorobuna: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Red-tailed black shark: Astellar87, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- White Cloud Mountain minnow: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wuchang bream: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mangar: maleek silawi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Golden shiner: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Giant barb: User:Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Empurau: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Java barb: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, source
- Jullien's golden carp: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Black carp: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain, source
- Mud carp: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Cherry barb: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pengba: Achilles, Public domain, source
- Tor mahseer: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Kuria labeo: Hamid Badar Osmany, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bata: Priyankar Chakraborty, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Carp: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grass carp: Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS, Public domain, source
- Bighead carp: Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, CC BY 2.0, source
- Silver carp: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- Mrigal carp: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, source
- Catla: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 4.0, source