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All fish

1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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🇧🇼 Botswana and 1 moreAfrican tigerfish Predatory freshwater fish known for sharp teeth and leaping hunting behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1861

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreTambaqui A large freshwater fish from South America known for its heavy body and seed-eating habits.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreMexican tetra A freshwater characin with surface and blind cave forms, studied for evolutionary biology.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 BrazilBanded leporinus A striped freshwater fish from the Amazon kept in home tanks and occasionally caught by anglers.Other · Rivers and lakes

Southeast AsiaGiant snakehead A large freshwater predator from Southeast Asia known for air breathing and invasive potential.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRed-bellied Pacu A large South American freshwater fish related to piranhas, farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreGyrinocheilus aymonieri A Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its suction-like mouth and role in the aquarium trade.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇳 China and 4 moreThree spot gourami Hardy freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with distinct side spots.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇰🇭 Cambodia and 3 moreMoonlight gourami A small, silvery labyrinth fish native to Southeast Asian rivers and swamps.Other · Rivers and lakes

WorldGolden trevally A bright yellow juvenile marine fish that turns golden-silvery as an adult.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1775

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreClown featherback Large tropical freshwater fish with a knife-shaped body and spotted pattern.Other · 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

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the CongoGoliath tigerfish A massive freshwater predator from the Congo River Basin known for its size and sharp teeth.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1898

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

African tigerfish: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tambaqui: w_endo, CC0, source
Mexican tetra: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Banded leporinus: Ltshears, Public domain, source
Giant snakehead: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
Red-bellied Pacu: Omnitarian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri: Pseudogastromyzon, Public domain, source
Three spot gourami: Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Moonlight gourami: Photo by Greg Hume ( Greg5030 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Golden trevally: https://www.flickr.com/photos/maveric2003/2090061297/in/photostream/, CC BY 2.0, source
Clown featherback: Mistvan, 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
Goliath tigerfish: Sablegsd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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